Girls’ stories are moving to Malala Fund’s website

Hi Assembly readers,

We created Assembly as a meeting place for young women like you. It’s a platform to share your thoughts, challenges and accomplishments. It’s a resource to inspire your fight for education and equality and hear directly from girls around the world. And it’s a tool to raise your voice and inform decisions that impact you.

We’re so proud of this community we built with you. 

Since its launch in 2018, Assembly has published 835 stories by young women from more than 100 countries, featured articles in 27 languages and distributed special print editions in 24 countries. 

From essays about discovering self-love through BTS’ music and gender discrimination in Egypt’s football clubs to what inspired a Hawaiian climate activist to protect her home — we have had the pleasure of showcasing young women’s diverse lives.

You've brought not only your advocacy, accomplishments and challenges to Assembly, but your hobbies, unique interests and music tastes as well.

Thank you so much for making Assembly what it is.

Now for Malala Fund’s next chapter and saying goodbye to Assembly…

Malala Fund is gearing up for an exciting new strategic plan, launching in 2025, that sharpens our focus as an organisation to create even more impact for millions of girls who are out of school. 

As we head in this new strategic direction, we are shifting our efforts to shine a brighter light on the stories of young women we partner with through our grants. These girls and young women lead the organisations our grants support and drive progress on girls’ education in their communities. We will also highlight the experiences of girls who are part of our grantee partners’ programmes to tell the story of why this girls’ education movement is so important.  

To ensure we can best support the activists and partners we work with, we will more prominently feature their stories on Newsroom. You might have already seen stories like these. Eman, 13, wrote about the lessons she learned from mentoring younger students, and Betty, 26, wrote about her journey as a deaf rights activist in Ethiopia.

As part of this shift,  we have made the decision to wind down Assembly.

Assembly’s website and Instagram will remain treasured archives — with all your unique and powerful stories — but these platforms will not be active. The Assembly submission form will be closed. 

As we bring in the new year, I know each of you will continue to inspire change and champion girls’ rights fearlessly. Remember: there is power in your collective voice as young women and nothing can take that away from you. 

I’m really proud of the legacy Assembly leaves behind as a space by girls, for girls — and I hope you’re proud of your contributions too.    

Keep up with our latest girls’ stories on Malala Fund’s Instagram, TikTok and Newsroom.

Sincerely, 
Imani