1 00:00:04,148 --> 00:00:06,768 (birds chirping) 2 00:00:07,697 --> 00:00:11,265 ♪ (percussion music) ♪ 3 00:00:12,036 --> 00:00:13,606 (Amala) I was named after a girl. 4 00:00:15,159 --> 00:00:17,121 An Afghani folk hero 5 00:00:17,121 --> 00:00:18,681 who was killed in a battle. 6 00:00:19,653 --> 00:00:22,609 Just after I was born, my father got our family tree. 7 00:00:23,370 --> 00:00:25,221 It went back 300 years. 8 00:00:26,319 --> 00:00:29,049 But not a single girl or woman's name appeared on it. 9 00:00:30,360 --> 00:00:32,333 He decided to make me the first. 10 00:00:33,227 --> 00:00:34,617 He wrote Malala. 11 00:00:35,934 --> 00:00:37,274 That's me. 12 00:00:38,902 --> 00:00:42,132 (narrator) When her father's school was closed down by the Taliban, 13 00:00:42,137 --> 00:00:44,644 Malala Yousafzai began to campaign 14 00:00:44,644 --> 00:00:48,109 for the right of young girls across the country to go to school. 15 00:00:49,303 --> 00:00:51,764 I have rights, I have the right of education, 16 00:00:51,764 --> 00:00:55,317 I have the right to play, I have the right to sing, to talk, 17 00:00:55,317 --> 00:00:58,791 I have the right to go to the market, I have the right to speak up. 18 00:00:58,791 --> 00:01:05,069 ♪ (tense music) ♪ 19 00:01:05,069 --> 00:01:09,482 ♪ (tense music) ♪ 20 00:01:11,281 --> 00:01:12,571 (gunshot sound) 21 00:01:16,556 --> 00:01:19,980 (reporter) They shot her in the head. She is still in critical condition. 22 00:01:19,980 --> 00:01:24,789 ♪ (soft guitar music) ♪ 23 00:01:24,789 --> 00:01:27,169 (reporter) She was airlifted to a military hospital 24 00:01:27,169 --> 00:01:29,245 in Peshawar, where she had surgery. 25 00:01:29,245 --> 00:01:31,505 (narrator) As surgeons battled to save her life, 26 00:01:32,642 --> 00:01:34,832 vigils took place throughout the world. 27 00:01:34,832 --> 00:01:39,739 ♪ (soft guitar music) ♪ 28 00:01:39,739 --> 00:01:41,880 (reporter) In this first photo released today, 29 00:01:41,880 --> 00:01:43,528 Malala's eyes are open. 30 00:01:44,275 --> 00:01:46,655 (reporter) We have some really good news to report. 31 00:01:46,655 --> 00:01:49,828 Malala Yousafzai walked out of a London hospital today. 32 00:01:49,828 --> 00:01:53,114 ♪ (soft strings music) ♪ 33 00:01:53,114 --> 00:01:54,844 (Malala) Today, 34 00:01:54,844 --> 00:01:56,490 it is an honour for me 35 00:01:58,016 --> 00:02:01,244 to be speaking again after a long time. 36 00:02:01,244 --> 00:02:04,084 ♪ (soft strings music) ♪ 37 00:02:04,084 --> 00:02:07,767 They thought that the bullet would silence us. 38 00:02:07,767 --> 00:02:10,391 ♪ (soft strings music) ♪ 39 00:02:10,391 --> 00:02:11,491 But they failed. 40 00:02:11,491 --> 00:02:14,701 ♪ (swelling strings music) ♪ 41 00:02:20,558 --> 00:02:24,128 My message right now is to young people. 42 00:02:25,246 --> 00:02:27,283 We are living in a world where 43 00:02:28,276 --> 00:02:30,070 things are not the way we want. 44 00:02:30,070 --> 00:02:32,492 We are getting a system, we are getting a world 45 00:02:32,492 --> 00:02:37,362 which is unequal, sexist, racist. 46 00:02:37,362 --> 00:02:40,092 We have systems that are discriminating against people. 47 00:02:40,818 --> 00:02:43,689 Our climate, our enviroment is at risk. 48 00:02:43,689 --> 00:02:45,729 And there's so much that needs to be done. 49 00:02:45,729 --> 00:02:47,958 But I hope that young people 50 00:02:47,958 --> 00:02:50,434 they stand up, raise their voices, 51 00:02:50,434 --> 00:02:54,082 they start their activism right now; let your age not stop you. 52 00:02:54,082 --> 00:02:55,626 Oftentimes we are told that 53 00:02:55,626 --> 00:02:57,907 you have to be 40 and 50 to change the world. 54 00:02:57,907 --> 00:02:59,247 I do not believe in that. 55 00:02:59,247 --> 00:03:01,296 I think you can be a change-maker right now. 56 00:03:01,296 --> 00:03:05,146 If you are 11, if you are 16; if you are 30, 40. 57 00:03:05,146 --> 00:03:07,326 Change is possible anytime. 58 00:03:07,326 --> 00:03:09,551 And I want you to believe in yourself 59 00:03:09,551 --> 00:03:12,191 and make this world fairer, more equal, 60 00:03:12,191 --> 00:03:14,295 and a better place for each and every one. 61 00:03:14,295 --> 00:03:16,427 ♪ (music) ♪ 62 00:03:16,427 --> 00:03:19,472 (narrator) And once again, there are positive solutions 63 00:03:19,472 --> 00:03:21,412 that can turn things around fast. 64 00:03:21,412 --> 00:03:23,372 ♪ (music) ♪ 65 00:03:24,299 --> 00:03:26,839 We need more women in positions of power. 66 00:03:27,603 --> 00:03:29,093 At every level of government. 67 00:03:30,151 --> 00:03:33,113 The time has come for quotas that make sure 68 00:03:33,113 --> 00:03:34,783 women are equally represented 69 00:03:35,331 --> 00:03:36,701 in every country. 70 00:03:37,740 --> 00:03:40,088 It's time to make our laws equal, 71 00:03:40,088 --> 00:03:42,941 so that every woman is entitled to a job 72 00:03:42,941 --> 00:03:45,577 and a national identification card, 73 00:03:45,577 --> 00:03:47,107 and to own property. 74 00:03:47,107 --> 00:03:49,135 ♪ (music) ♪ 75 00:03:49,135 --> 00:03:52,285 Women must be able to live free from violance 76 00:03:52,285 --> 00:03:56,153 and have the right to make decisions over their bodies and lives, 77 00:03:56,153 --> 00:03:59,613 especially in choosing if and when they marry. 78 00:04:00,476 --> 00:04:02,316 We must guarantee full access 79 00:04:02,316 --> 00:04:05,556 to sexual and reproductive health services and rights. 80 00:04:06,117 --> 00:04:10,524 We must provide the money to close the gap in girls' education. 81 00:04:10,524 --> 00:04:12,437 And there are important changes needed 82 00:04:12,437 --> 00:04:14,942 to achieve economic empowerment for women. 83 00:04:15,531 --> 00:04:17,767 From equal access to finance, 84 00:04:17,767 --> 00:04:19,617 to ending the gender pay gap, 85 00:04:20,227 --> 00:04:23,002 to equal access to the digital world. 86 00:04:23,002 --> 00:04:24,462 From mobile bank accounts, 87 00:04:25,051 --> 00:04:28,041 to digital payment systems and digital education. 88 00:04:28,041 --> 00:04:30,880 ♪ (music) ♪