#BringBackOurGirls: 16 Year Old Education Activist Malala Yousafzai Donates 16.4 Million Naira To Nigeria To Support Abducted School Girls Education

The 16 year old has donated all the proceeds from the sale of a portrait showing her do her home work to Nigerian charities focused on education and advocacy for girls and women.
The portrait fetched $102,500 (N16.4m) at an auction on Wednesday in New York.
Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by Taliban militant in Pakistan for advocating girls’ right to education, said she was shocked and saddened when she learned that more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls had been kidnapped from their school by the rebel group Boko Haram in an April 14/15 raid.

“I am very concerned about these innocent girls — my sisters — whose only crime was going to school and learnings. I was shocked and saddened when I heard about the abduction of more than 200 girls by terrorists in Nigeria.
“I am very concerned about these innocent girls, my sisters, whose only crime was going to school and learning. I believe it is our duty to stand together in solidarity with their parents, families and relatives. We all have a voice and we must speak up and call on the international community and the government of Nigeria to intervene and bring these girls back to their homes safely. Together we can create a world where no child will be out of school and no student will fear for her or his safety.” she said.

The painting was done in 2013 by leading British artist Jonathan Yeo and shows Malala after she started attending a school in Birmingham, England, where she now lives.

Malala, was shot by a Taliban gunman in 2012 over her outspoken views on education for girls in her home region of northwest Pakistan. She however survived after  undergoing extensive medical treatment.

This young girl seems to be thinking more of the future than our leaders and many Nigerians. With the involvement of the international community, it is only a matter of time before the girls are released(Amen), but when they are brought back, what next? The sad truth is many of these girls may have been defiled by members of the terrorist sect leading to many possible outcomes that most of us can guess. What is being put in place to rehabilitate these girls, ensure their safety and education? What is being put in place to help these girls live a normal live afterwards, despite the psychological damage that may have been done to them?

As we keep clamoring for their return, we must also ask this questions, to ensure that the government sees it through till the end, else....