WASHINGTON: The Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Bill was signed into law by United States President Donald Trump earlier this week.
President Trump signs Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act into law under which the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to award 50 prt vrny of merit and needs-based scholarships to Pakistani women, who meet the existing eligibility criteria.
The Act was passed by the US House of Representatives last year in March and was voted into existence by the US Congress on January 1, 2021.
On October 2012, Malala was shot in the head at point-blank range by the Taliban as she was returning home from her school in Swat valley.
Two years later, Malala became the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of her efforts for children’s rights.
She then became a UN Messenger of Peace in 2017, with a special focus on girls’ education.
Last year, Malala was chosen by Teen Vogue as as its cover person for its last issue of the decade and was also declared by the UN as “the most famous teenager in the world” in its Decade in Review.
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