Ways you can contribute to Assembly

(Courtesy of Michael Goima / Malala Fund)

From poetry and photo essays to quotes and illustrations, Assembly publishes all kinds of content. Here are some of the ways you can contribute to this publication.

Essays. Through original articles, readers share their opinions on and experiences with the issues that matter most to them. Contributors have written about the girls’ education ban in Afghanistan, sex education in El Salvador and how artists like Bikini Kill, BTS and Taylor Swift have changed their worldviews for the better.

Q&As. Interviews give Assembly contributors a chance to speak with amazing female leaders around the world — and a chance for all of us to learn from your conversation. Previously on Assembly, 14-year-old student and girls’ education advocate Anya Sen talks to Ziauddin Yousafzai about the role fathers play in supporting their daughters’ activism and Nigerian students Eduek and Uforo Nsentip discussed the relationship between climate change and girls’ education with Malala Fund’s research officer Naomi Nyamweya.

Around the World. In this popular section of Assembly, four readers from different countries answer the same question. In past editions of “Around the World,” readers share traditions they love, what makes a good friend and something they’ve learned in class recently

Roll Call. A week-in-the-life diary series where girls take us into their lives. Hear from 17-year-old Ukrainian student Diana about how the war impacts her daily life and 19-year-old Pakistani educator and activist Nayalash on her work in the classroom. 

Reader spotlight. Meet your fellow Assembly readers from around the world! In this special section of our newsletter, members of our community let us in on their dream jobs, what songs they’re currently listening to and the best advice they’ve ever received.

Poems. Girls share their original poems and poetry collections exclusively with Assembly readers. In “Portrait of a Persian American girl,” 18-year-old Iranian American poet Keana Saberi shares her award-winning poem and reflects on the current protests in Iran, while in “tiger balm cures all but the smell trails,” Chinese American student Jasmine Kapadia explores the strength and beauty of her culture. 

Photo essays. Student photographers take us behind the lens as they document life in their communities. In her photo series “Brown Is,” 20-year-old Nila Varman celebrates solidarity between South Asian people and communities and in “What I’m fighting to protect,” 21-year-old Kanaka Maoli photographer and climate activist Kapulei Flores documents Hawaiʻi through Native eyes.