We first heard about Malala Yousafzai in October of 2012. She was all over the news, shown as a victim of a gunman who fired a few shots at her in the school bus in Northwest Pakistani district of Swat. Miraculously, she survived the assassination attempt.  In the days and months following the attack she became “the most famous teenager in the world”. She was only 15 at the time of the attack and there were many people who have been attacked in that part of the world on the daily basis. What made her story so special? As we did our research, we’ve learned a lot about this remarkable young lady, who, educated mostly by her father, became an advocate for education rights of girls. It is her willingness to fight for the for the cause she believes in, what makes her very special. This brave young girl became anonymous blogger for BBC, writing about her daily life, knowing really well that by doing so she could be killed.

“The terrorists thought they would change my aims and stop my ambitions, but nothing changed in my life except this: weakness, fear and hopelessness died. Strength, power and courage was born … I am not against anyone, neither am I here to speak in terms of personal revenge against the Taliban or any other terrorist group. I’m here to speak up for the right of education for every child. I want education for the sons and daughters of the Taliban and all terrorists and extremists.”

These were the words Malala spoke at United Nations on her 16th birthday, July 12, 2013. That’s when UN called the day “Malala Day”.

This year we are partnering with Malala.org and other organizations to celebrate Malala Day and we would like you to join us.

Here is what you can do:

1. Share Information

Starting today through July 14th, share the information about Malala Day by posting your story with #StrongerThan hashtag on social media sites. What are you #StrongerThan?

2. Get Involved

Go to www.malala.org to learn about organization. Educate yourself about difficulties millions of girls face around the world when it comes to education and decide to get involved.

3. Pledge

Take an action, whatever that means to you. Make a decision and go for it. Gooddler has two wishlistsright now on our platform that support children and education. Choose to purchase items from theirwishlists to help them to achieve their goals. It doesn’t matter what you do, volunteer, spread the word, donate money, or purchase items, what matters is your willingness to make a difference.

We would love to hear from you. Please, leave us a comment below on what action you are planning to take.