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Tech giant Apple has teamed up with the Malala Fund to provide education for underprivileged girls.
During a personal visit to Oxford University in October last year, Apple CEO Tim Cook went to see 2014 Nobel Prize winner and education advocate Malala Yousafzai [MAL-la-la yoo-saf-zaey], who is currently enrolled in the university. The two then had a conversation and learned that they share the same vision of creating more opportunities for education. This resulted in a partnership between Apple and the Malala Fund, an organization founded by Yousafzai that aims to support the education of around 130 million out-of-school girls.
The partnership will help realize the said vision by opening the door to secondary education for at least 100,000 girls in India and Latin America. Although Apple has kept the amount of its investment under wraps, the company will also provide technology to aid curriculum and policy research. In addition, Cook will be designated as a member of Malala Fund’s leadership council.
Malala praised Apple for using its innovations for a good cause. She also expressed her gratitude for the tech giant’s decision to partake in her foundation’s advocacy.
This is not the first time that Apple has played a role in promoting education. In 1994, the company developed the Apple Distinguished Educators (ADE) to pay tribute to educators who utilize Apple technology to reinvent both teaching and learning. Additionally, in 2014, Apple donated $100 million to former President Obama’s ConnectED program. Their donation aimed to make high-speed broadband accessible to 99% of schools in the US and provide Apple devices to teachers and students.