Malala Day London: ‘I want to be a lawyer, doctor or scientist’
Just over a month ago I had the pleasure of attending the Malala Day event in London alongside students of all ages and from throughout the UK.
I was curious to find out more about what brought these students to the Southbank Centre and how much they knew about Malala. After the event I was able to catch up with a group of year 9 students from the Sarah Bonnell Girl国产视频檚 School in South London and get to know a bit about their backgrounds.
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