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“As graduation got closer, the fact that 62 million girls around the world didn’t have access to secondary education was something that really moved me,” Erinne, a Victoria, British Columbia native, said. 

So Erinne gathered up pages of old homework and some ribbon and transformed the items into a short black and white dress. She added the finishing touches by writing across the skirt, “I’ve received my education. Not every woman has that right,” and, “Malala.org.”

The link she added to her dress is the url for the Malala Fund. The charity was founded by Malala Yousafzi herself, who survived a gun attack by the Taliban and has since been awarded the Nobel Prize for her female education advocacy around the world. 

Not only did Erinne create a dress that would bring awareness to the Malala Fund, she also donated $250 dollars – the amount she would have spent on a new grad dress. Since the ceremony, Erinne has also put the dress up for auction, which is currently being bid on for $600. 

Erinne has also been featured on the foundation’s blog and hopes that Malala has read her post. “I asked them, ‘Is there any chance Malala might see it?’ and they told me, ‘Yes, she always checks it.’” We hope Malala sees it, too.

Next fall, Erinne is attending the University of Toronto, where she plans on studying international relationships. One day she hopes to have a career fighting for human rights for an organization like the United Nations. We have faith that this awesome girl will go far. 

by Mallory Walker | 2/1/2016