Of the 68.5 million people currently living as refugees or internally displaced people, the majority are children and most are girls.
The partnership will allow the Malala Fund to double the number of grants it distributes through its Gulmakai Network.
With about 500,000 Syrian child refugees living in Lebanon alone, initiatives like Mohamad’s are vital to the future of the war-torn country.
Many winners of the Nobel Peace prize have been Muslim. To celebrate this week’s festivities, we’re looking at three Muslims who have taken home the gong.