Sentence examples for for promoting education from inspiring English sources

The group said Ms. Yousafzai, 16, had been chosen "for her courage to speak out when nobody else dared," for giving a voice to many women and girls and for promoting education for girls.

One of the many standing ovations was for Malala Yousafzai, the young activist who survived an assassination attempt for promoting education for girls in Pakistan and had been considered a strong favorite for this year's Nobel Peace Prize before it went to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.

LAST week members of the British parliament competed to criticise a plan by UNESCO, the UN agency responsible for promoting education and science, to award a science prize named after (and funded by) Obiang Nguema, the despotic leader of Equatorial Guinea.

In a speech at the United Nations on her 16th birthday, Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban for promoting education for girls in Pakistan, called on world leaders to provide "free, compulsory education" for every child.

Designated for promoting education and research on aging at UC Berkeley, part of the money will support faculty and student research on the topic.

It is believed that the extremists wanted to kill her for promoting education for girls.

At the time, in 1995, Mr. McMeekin was building an eco-lodge in the jungle for American tourists, to finance his dreams of promoting education for local people.

Mrs. Lieberman, the former Hadassah Freilich, worked for the National Research Council promoting education programs and for APCO, a public relations firm.

Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani human rights advocate known for her activism in promoting education for girls.

She thrived in a series of high-powered jobs, for nongovernmental agencies, promoting education and helping countries develop and manage public policy.

And a special thank you to Senegal for leading and hosting so many global events promoting education for all.