The Motherhood Community Connects with Malala, Attends Screening

During September and October, The Motherhood has had the incredible honor of working with Fox Searchlight Pictures and the Malala Fund to promote the beautiful film “He Named Me Malala” (currently in theaters – click here to find one near you).

It tells the story of Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl who was shot by the Taliban at age 15 for advocating girls’ education. She survived and is now a leading campaigner for girls’ education globally as co-founder of the Malala Fund, and she is the youngest person ever to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

In mid-September, The Motherhood worked with bloggers Allison of No Time for Flashcards and Jenny of Jenny on the Spot to host an intimate advance screening of the film with local influencers in Seattle. On the heels of that screening, we had the wonderful opportunity of hearing directly from Malala herself during a conference call dedicated to questions from a team of bloggers who have raised their voices on behalf of her mission – to give the more than 60 million girls around the world who do not have access to education a chance to go to school.

As Malala told us during our call, “Change does not come itself. It’s we who bring it.”

Thank you to the amazing men and women in our network who have contributed their time, passion and voices to this cause!