Rotary Convention Concludes With Inspiration and Call to Action

Jun 22

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From Rotary International

From powerful performances and speakers to global service commitments, more than 38,000 people from 140 countries celebrate Rotary’s global spirit.

*Malala Yousafzai, the youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize laureate, speaks about girls’ education and peace at the general session of the Convention in Taipei, Taiwan.*

The Rotary International convention, held June 13 to 26 in Taipei, Taiwan, featured impressive speakers, led by Malala Yousafzai, the youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize laureate and a leading advocate for girls’ education.

Yousafzai, whose father was a Rotary member, began advocating for education in Pakistan before she was a teenager. At age 15, she survived a Taliban attack aimed at silencing her activism. Following months of surgery and rehabilitation in the United Kingdom, she co-founded the Malala Fund to continue her campaign for girls’ education worldwide. In 2014, at age 17, she received the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of her efforts to advance education and equality. She graduated from Oxford University in 2020 with a degree in philosophy, politics, and economics.

Rotary Convention Concludes With Inspiration and Call to Action

From powerful performances and speakers to global service commitments, more than 38,000 people from 140 countries celebrate Rotary’s global spirit.

Students Talk About Pressures, Temptations During Speeches

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