Post on 08-Sep-2019
Malala Yousafzai & Her Vocational Calling
ByHannahGregson
Defining Vocational Calling
o AvocationalcallingisthecalltoGodandtoHisserviceinthevocationalsphereoflifebasedongiftedness,desires,affirmations,andhumanneed.
o Vocationalcallingstaysthesameaswemoveinandoutofdifferentjobsandcareers.OurvocationisdirectlyrelatedtothediscoveryofourGod-giventalents.
Background
o BorninMingora,Pakistanin1997
o NamedafterMalalai,aPashtunheroine
o Herfather,Ziaddin wasanadvocateforeducationandchallengedTalibanrestrictionsthatstoppedgirlsfromattendingschool
Finding Her Calling
o Malalasharedherfather’spassionforlearningandlovedgoingtoschool.In2009,astheTaliban’smilitaryholdonSwatintensified,MalalabeganwritingablogfortheBBCUrduserviceunderapseudonym,aboutfearsthatherschoolwouldbeattackedandtheincreasingmilitaryactivityinSwat
o In2011,MalalareceivedPakistan’sfirstNationalYouthPeacePrizeandwasnominatedbyArchbishopDesmondTutufortheInternationalChildren’sPeacePrize.
o Inresponsetohernationalrecognition,Talibanleadersvotedtokillher.
Finding Her Calling Cont.
o OnOctober9,2012,amaskedgunmanboardedMalala’sschoolbusandshother,asinglebulletwentthroughherhead,neckandshoulder.
o TheTaliban’sattempttokillMalalareceivedworldwidecondemnationandleadtoprotestsacrossPakistan.TheNationalAssemblythenswiftlyratifiedPakistan’sfirstRighttoFreeandCompulsoryEducationBill.
Establishing the Malala Fund
o Malalabecameaglobaladvocateforthemillionsofgirlsbeingdeniedaformaleducationbecauseofsocial,economic,legalandpoliticalfactors.In2013,MalalaandZiauddin co-foundedtheMalalaFundtobringawarenesstothesocialandeconomicimpactofgirls'educationandtoempowergirlstoraisetheirvoices,tounlocktheirpotentialandtodemandchange.
Accepting the Nobel Peace Prize
– MalalaacceptedtheNobelPeacePrizeon10December,2014withIndianchildren'srightsandeducationadvocateKailashSatyarthi.Malalacontributedherentireprizemoneyofmorethan$500,000tofinancingthecreationofasecondaryschoolforgirlsinPakistan.
Malala Day 2015
– Malalamarkedher18thbirthdayinLebanon,openingtheMalalaFund’s“MalalaYousafzaiAll-GirlsSchool”neartheSyrianborder,whichwillprovidequalitysecondaryeducationtomorethan200SyriangirlslivingininformalcampsandoutofschoolintheBekaa Valleyregion.
Why I chose Malala?
o Malalaisonly19yearsold,yetshehasalreadydonesomuchasaneducationadvocateforgirlsaroundtheworld.Sheinspiresherpeerstoinvokechangeandshowsallthatageisnotanecessaryrequirementtobealeader.
o Additionally,Malalaneverreallychosehervocationalcallingtobeaneducationactivist;itchoseher.Inspiteofthethreatsandaneventualattemptatherlife,Malala’spassionforlearningandherdeterminationtocontinueschoolthrustherintothelifeofaneducationactivist.Shetookherinfamyduetoahorrendousactanduseditforthebetter,topromoteeducationforgirls.
Works Cited
– TheMalalaFund.Accessed26Apr.2017.
– Whelchel,Hugh."HowToUnderstandYourVocationalCalling."InstituteforFaith,Works&Economics,14May2012.Accessed26Apr.2017.