Malala Yousafzai recently visited South Africa along with a group of Afghan women leaders to celebrate South Africa’s national Women’s Day.
The youngest Nobel Peace Laureate and education activist participated in celebrating the country’s 70th anniversary of the 1956 women’s march to the Union Building. The march consisted of 20,000 South African women demanding equal rights.
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Malala Yousafzai speaks about her trip
Malala spent the week visiting historical landmarks, such as the women’s prison at Constitution Hill. She also met with President Cyril Ramaphosa, thanking him for standing with the women in Afghanistan and supporting their call to recognise gender apartheid as a crime against humanity.
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On her Instagram account, Malala shared a heartfelt post, expressing the significance of her visit and announcing her departure. She stated how inspired she was by the trip and the possibilities that may manifest when women stand together.
Significance of the trip
In a separate post, she detailed the significance of this visit. She explained that it has been five years since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan and banned women and young girls from education, public life and work. Thus, the inclusion of the group of Afghan women leaders in the visit.
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