“You must persevere, even when things seem impossible,” she said during an ‘In Conversation’ with Principal Professor Stephen Blyth at the Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford on November 2.

Malala has long been campaigning for girls’ education and their right to freedom. After winning Nobel Prize, she co-founded the Malala Fund.

She is an alumna of the LMH and in conversation shared her experience studying at the college.“It was a dream and an honour to be in a position to be able to take meaningful action to help girls all over the world gain access to education,” Malala said.

The girl’s education activist pointed to the difficulty of getting leaders to make real financial commitments to deliver on their promises. “Sometimes, there is a big gap between what is promised by politicians and what is actually delivered.”

According to Malala, graduating from Oxford was a “complete dream come true” as she recalled her past when she was banned from attending school by the outlawed terrorist group Taliban and experienced the daily terror of war.

She stressed the need for investing in the youth of Pakistan to unlock the country’s huge potential.