You know, my father was a great encouragement for me because he spoke out for women's rights, he spoke out for girl's education. And at that time I said that why should I wait for someone else, why should I be looking to the government, to the army that they would help us? Why don't I raise my voice, why don't we speak up for our rights?

Fifty seven million children across the world don't want an iPhone, Xbox or chocolates. They want a book and pen.

If people were silent, nothing would change.

My dream is to see every girl educated, in every country.

I raise up my voice-not so I can shout but so that those without a voice can be heard...we cannot succeed when half of us are held back.

I want to serve. I want to serve the people. I want every girl, every child, to be educated.

Every girl deserves to take part in creating the technology that will change our world and change who runs it.