Malala Fund Partners With Apple's Developer Academies in Brazil to Advance Education Opportunities for Girls

[MacRumors]

Apple today announced a new collaboration between its Apple Developer Academies in Brazil and the Malala Fund to further advance education opportunities for girls.

Apple became the Malala Fund's first Laureate partner in January 2018. The Malala Fund, led by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai, advocates for quality education and equal opportunity for girls around the world.

Apple CEO Tim Cook with Malala Yousafzai and students in Beirut, Lebanon​

Through its expanded partnership with Apple, the Malala Fund will "harness the creativity and ingenuity" of Apple Developer Academy students and alumni in Brazil, providing them with the opportunity to work with the Malala Fund to design and develop apps aimed at furthering the Fund's goals.

Developers at the Apple Developer Academy in Rio met with Malala Yousafzai on Friday, where she said that with Apple's help, the Malala Fund will gain new tools to support its mission to empower girls, teachers, and policy makers through skill development, education advocacy, and school enrollment.

"My hope is that every girl, from Rio to Riyadh, can be free to choose her own future," said Malala Yousafzai. "Whether she wants to be a developer, a pilot, a dancer or a politician, education is the best path to a brighter future. By tapping into Apple's network of student developers, Malala Fund will gain access to new tools to support our mission of free, safe, quality education. The students in Apple's Developer Academy program share my passion for improving the world around us, and I am eager to see their innovative ideas to help girls in Brazil and across the globe."

Apple CEO Tim Cook also said that the company is "thrilled" to further its partnership with Malala Fund.

"We share Malala's goal of getting more girls into quality education and are thrilled to be deepening our partnership with Malala Fund by mobilizing thousands of Apple Developer Academy students and alumni across Brazil," said Tim Cook, Apple's CEO. "Apple has been committed to education since day one, and we can't wait to see what our creative student developers come up with to help Malala Fund make a difference for girls around the world."

Since it launched in 2013, more than 3,000 students have participated in the Apple Developer Academy program in Brazil, with another 500 currently enrolled. Apple has 10 sites in Brazil in Brasilia, Campinas, Curitiba, Fortaleza, Manaus, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.

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[jonblatho]

Incredible, but unfortunately not that surprising, that this has to be PRSI’d.

A good partnership.

 

[Glockworkorange]

More Apple Zombies, the world over

 

[radiology]

Apple today announced a new collaboration between its Apple Developer Academies in Brazil and the Malala Fund to further advance education opportunities for girls.

Apple became the Malala Fund's first Laureate partner in January 2018. The Malala Fund, led by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai, advocates for quality education and equal opportunity for girls around the world.

Apple CEO Tim Cook with Malala Yousafzai and students in Beirut, Lebanon​

Through its expanded partnership with Apple, the Malala Fund will "harness the creativity and ingenuity" of Apple Developer Academy students and alumni in Brazil, providing them with the opportunity to work with the Malala Fund to design and develop apps aimed at furthering the Fund's goals.

Developers at the Apple Developer Academy in Rio met with Malala Yousafzai on Friday, where she said that with Apple's help, the Malala Fund will gain new tools to support its mission to empower girls, teachers, and policy makers through skill development, education advocacy, and school enrollment.Apple CEO Tim Cook also said that the company is "thrilled" to further its partnership with Malala Fund.Since it launched in 2013, more than 3,000 students have participated in the Apple Developer Academy program in Brazil, with another 500 currently enrolled. Apple has 10 sites in Brazil in Brasilia, Campinas, Curitiba, Fortaleza, Manaus, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.

Note: Due to the political nature of the discussion regarding this topic, the discussion thread is located in our Politics, Religion, Social Issues forum. All forum members and site visitors are welcome to read and follow the thread, but posting is limited to forum members with at least 100 posts.

Article Link: Malala Fund Partners With Apple's Developer Academies in Brazil to Advance Education Opportunities for Girls

Corruption is so bad in that country, that I doubt the program will have any impact in those children’s life.

 

[jiggad369]

Corruption is so bad in that country, that I doubt the program will have any impact in those children’s life.

Way to be positive.

 

[jonblatho]

More Apple Zombies, the world over

Wait, you realize that your signature implies you’re in possession of several thousand dollars’ worth of Apple products from just the last year or so…right? “Zombies”?

 

[Glockworkorange]

Wait, you realize that your signature implies you’re in possession of several thousand dollars’ worth of Apple products from just the last year or so…right? “Zombies”?

I would include myself as well. Is that what you are trying to say?
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I would include myself as well. Is that what you are trying to say?

Also, my signature doesn’t “imply” anything.

 

[Kaibelf]

More Apple Zombies, the world over

Would you prefer they were treated like chattel for breeding purposes instead?

 

[radiology]

Way to be positive.

...or realistic. Trust me, hard to be positive about anything that happens in that country. Corruption is embed in the entire society.

 

[Glockworkorange]

Would you prefer they were treated like chattel for breeding purposes instead?

Wow. You really went to an extreme place there, friend.

 

[Porco]

Great stuff, I hope the partnership is a wonderful success, I am glad Apple is involved in this.

I think Malala is a truly inspirational individual, both in terms of her specific drive to help education reach more girls in areas of the world where that is badly and unnacceptably limited for various reasons, but also in a wider context as a shining example of turning a negative experience into a much larger positive outcome.

 

[MRrainer]

The only SJW I respect.
And the only one to truly deserve the moniker.

 

[wizard]

Rather surprised at the choice of Brazil! The country isnt perfect but there are for worse placeson the planet that could use the help.

Ive been to the country a few times for "business Meetings" and i rather saw the country as a paridise for Woman. Woman out number men there by asignificant number. Makes me wonder if the influence of woman there lead to this funding.

 

[szw-mapple fan]

Corruption is so bad in that country, that I doubt the program will have any impact in those children’s life.

I would still consider this a win even if only a small portion of the money goes to to good use. Something is always better than nothing.

 

[2010mini]

Corruption is so bad in that country, that I doubt the program will have any impact in those children’s life.

Wat to Stay positive.

 

[radiology]

Wat to Stay positive.

...or realistic. Trust me, hard to be positive about anything that happens in that country. Corruption is embed in the entire society.

 

[PracticalMac]

Malala just turned 21 as well.