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Stand with Malala DRAFT CAMPAIGN HEADLINE: (Name of organization) is proud to “STAND WITH MALALA” for girls’ education or DRAFT SCREENING EVENT HEADLINE: (Name of organization) is proud to partner with the Malala Fund to present HE NAMED ME MALALA in (location) City, date: (name of organization) today announces its support for “Stand #withMalala” a global campaign for girls’ education, launched to coincide with HE NAMED ME MALALA, a new documentary film about Pakistani education activist, Malala Yousafzai, directed by Academy Award winner Davis Guggenheim. The film is an intimate portrait of Malala and her family, and their fight for the right of girls everywhere to go to school. OR City, date: (name of organization) is proud to present HE NAMED ME MALALA, in partnership with the Malala Fund, at (place) on (date). HE NAMED ME MALALA is a new documentary film about Pakistani education activist, Malala Yousafzai, directed by Academy Award winner Davis Guggenheim. It is an intimate portrait of Malala and her family, and their fight for the right of girls everywhere to go to school. The film’s launch coincides with the Malala Fund’s new global social action campaign for girls education: Stand #withMalala. “Quote from lead campaigner or CEO.” More than 60 million girls worldwide are currently denied the right to education because of poverty, violence or social norms that do not value girls’ education. Malala’s own experience in Pakistan, where she was attacked by the Taliban for speaking out for the right of girls to go to school, continues to inspire millions to take action for the right to education. Stand #withMalala will shine a light on Malala’s mission and unite partners around the world in global movement to ensure all girls can access twelve years of safe, quality education. HE NAMED ME MALALA will be released in U.S. theaters on October 2, 2015 with international distribution following. “Quote from lead campaigner or CEO.” The social action campaign invites supporters to join the movement through an on-screen call- to-action. The Malala Fund is also happy to partner with organizations to host targeted screenings with policy and advocacy leaders. By partnering with (name of org), Stand #WithMalala aims to raise mass awareness, boost funding and introduce policy change for education worldwide. Partners of the Malala Fund are encouraged to: • Organize screenings and events with influencers and students; • Encourage their supporters to Stand #withMalala using tailored campaign toolkits; • Become part of a dedicated mobile experience (via SMS) to engage students in the campaign; • Distribute information about group sales, theater buy-outs or events; • Promote specific advocacy actions, events, or other campaign moments. Stand with us on social media using the hashtags: #withMalala #HeNamedMeMalala LINK ### Media Contact: xxxxxxxx About Malala Fund: Malala Fund is a non-profit organization that empowers girls globally through education to achieve their potential and be agents of change in their communities. Co- founded in 2013 by student, education activist and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai and her father and teacher Ziauddin Yousafzai, the Malala Fund invests in and advocates for girls’ secondary education and amplifies the voices of adolescent girls globally. For more information, please visit www.malala.org. About HE NAMED ME MALALA: HE NAMED ME MALALA is an intimate portrait of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai, who was targeted by the Taliban and severely wounded by a gunshot when returning home on her school bus in Pakistan’s Swat Valley. The then 15-year-old (who turned 18 this July) was singled out, along with her father, for advocating for girls’ education. The attack on her sparked an outcry from supporters around the world. She miraculously survived and is now a leading campaigner for girls’ education globally as co- founder of the Malala Fund. In the film, acclaimed documentary filmmaker Davis Guggenheim (An Inconvenient Truth, Waiting for Superman) shows how Malala, her father Zia and her family are committed to fighting for education for all girls worldwide. HE NAMED ME MALALA gives an inside glimpse into this extraordinary young girl’s life – from her close relationship with her father who inspired her love for education, to her impassioned speeches at the United Nations in 2013, to her everyday life with her parents and two younger brothers. .
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