“I know how it feels to be afraid in your school — and I don’t want any other girl to know that feeling.”Refugee and education activist Zaynab Abdi calls on leaders to sign the Safe Schools Declaration and protect students from violence.

Zaynab Abdi wears many hats — honours student, soccer captain, resident assistant, Student Senate Chair. But there’s one title she didn’t ask for: refugee. By age 17, Zaynab was a refugee of three countries. Today, Zaynab joined Malala Fund at UNICEF where she...