Malala Yousufzai makes it to Teen Vogue’s final cover of the decade

• The youngest Peace Prize winner has featured on Teen Vogue’s final cover of the decade.
• Malala told US-based magazine that youth is rising and speaking out about the issues important to them.

Celebrating Malala Yousufzai for the great deal of social work she did in last 10 years, the youngest Peace Prize winner has been featured on Teen Vogue’s final cover of the decade.

While talking to the magazine, the Pakistani activist said that youth is rising up and speaking out about the issues important to them, and that’s what she’s hoping for the future. She has also talked about her struggles in her life and her mental health issues.

The 22-year-old girl told Teen Vogue that there are so many things in the world that are really depressing and she has suffered depression at a certain point of her life. She has also emphasised on how schooling for females makes financial sense as well.

 

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"The next [decade] is going to be about youth change-making, and that's what gives me hope." Go behind-the-scenes on @Malala Yousafzai's @teenvogue cover shoot. 🎥: @ryancmitchel

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“There are so many things in the world; a lot of them are really depressing,” she said, adding that she deals with downers by discussing them with friends and her parents.

“I have always asked for help. That's the key that I would say to everybody. Even if you feel ‘I don't think the issue is too big. I don't think I'm in a depression or anxiety yet’ or ‘I don't think it's [bad enough to] still go out and ask for help’. I always tell things to my parents. I always say things to somebody that I know closely,” she said.

Talking about girl education, she said, “When you educate girls, it adds up to $30 trillion to the world economy. It helps us protect our climate. It reduces poverty; it reduces the likelihood of wars in developing countries. So when you look at those advantages, then you say, ‘We have to invest in girls’ educations”.

 

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“There are hundreds and thousands of women and girls in all parts of the world who are standing up. Some of them we don't even know — their names would never be known — but they're changing their communities.” Thank you, @teenvogue for sharing our stories in the last decade - and the next. Photographer: @delphinediallo Stylist: @lpeopleswagner Hair: @seanchristopherfears Makeup: @fatimotisadare Story: @thesamhita

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