Shahid: Icons should build their own organizations instead of lending their names
Shiza Shahid · HIBT Lab! Malala Fund and Our Place: Shiza Shahid · Sep 8, 2022 · at 19:27
Shiza Shahid, co-founder of the Malala Fund and Our Place, discusses advising Malala Yousafzai on how to channel global attention after surviving an attack.
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“Building something that you really believe in, that lasts forever, potentially. And so, you know, don't lend your name. Do something that is yours, that comes from you, that you fundamentally believe in.”
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