[Amanpour:] And finally tonight, imagine a world of shocking statistics; almost 2 million refugees from Syria are children. Almost none of them are getting an education. Almost all of them will join a lost generation unless this London summit changes that with its ambitious target of getting all the refugee children into school by the end of the next academic year. And imagine, without education and protection and without hope for a future, more refugee parents are marrying off their young daughters to older men in those camps. So today, here in London, I heard how Nobel Peace Prize winner, Malala Yousafzai, and Muzoon Almellehan, 16-year-old Syrian refugee, who spent three years living and campaigning for Jordan's refugee camps and education there, how they have made their case. Welcome, Malala and Muzoon. You have brought your campaign for education here. What is so important about this conference for you?
[Malala Yousafzai, Education Activist:] To me, the key message that I wanted to give today was that developed countries need to support the education of Syrian refugee children because this is the future generation that gives us hope, that the future of Syria will be better. And when we educate them, then we see a bright future. So my message today was that the developed countries need to announce $1.4 billion for education and some countries have made really big announcements, including the
[U.k. Amanpour:] Let me ask you, Muzoon, because you were in a camp until recently. What was the state of education for people like you or younger children, even?
[Muzoon Almellehan, Syrian Refugee:] I saw many girls and boys in my community not get education and not go to school. That's so bad because it will cause many problems to our future and our country because they started to encouraging them and make activities about education to get in good the future and can help in our community.
[Amanpour:] And we heard that, because it was so difficult for kids, especially young girls in these camps, there's a lot more marriage going on amongst young children, like people like your age or younger.
[Almellehan:] Yes. In fact, the early marriage is bigger problem. It is causes many problems to the girls and it's affecting their future and their education. And many girls lost education because marriage, the girls and their parents think that education not important. Their marriage is
[Amanpour:] I mean, what do you think when you hear that? You obviously put your life on the line for girls' education.
[Yousafzai:] So I met Muzoon two years ago in the Zaatari camp in Jordan. And it was completely shocking to see these young boys, Syrian refugee boys, and they were not going to school but they were rather doing child labor, earning for their families and it was really disappointing. But Muzoon tried to encourage girls in her community and she told them that they must go to school. And then I went and visited Muzoon in other camp as well because she moved to another camp. And there I met these lots of girls and one girl was telling me that, Malala, you're truly an inspiration and we admire you but the person who has really inspired me is Muzoon. So Muzoon is a real role model. She encourages girls to go to school and it's her voice that I want to we want to boost it and to go further and to reach world leaders.
[Amanpour:] When you guys are in there with all these world leaders, I mean, are they listening to you?
[Almellehan:] Yes.
[Amanpour:] Yes, they are.
[Almellehan:] Yes.
[Amanpour:] Are they?
[Yousafzai:] We feel we have Muzoon and her powerful voice and they have to listen to us. So the response has been positive. Looking at the U.S. announcement, $300 million and then looking at how Germany has contributed. So all these announcements made today give me great hope that more countries will be inspired and they, too, will contribute to education of Syrian refugee children.
[Amanpour:] And what is it like, both of you now? You've been here longer; you've just arrived. Being a refugee, getting new life here in England because it's difficult to be a Syrian refugee in Europe today.
[Almellehan:] Yes. It's good opportunity to get a normal life again and to continue our lives and our education. This is a chance to get in good the future and help ourselves to win. We always come back to our country can rebuild in it and help other in our community. So I hope many girls and boys in my community go to school and have a chance to go to school and get a normal life again.
[Amanpour:] Can I ask you, Malala, I don't know whether you've heard about this story. It's a different story. It's in Afghanistan. But a young boy there was, a 10-year-old boy was trying to fight against ISIS. And the government showed him off and said what a brave young boy he was. And the Taliban assassinated him, basically executed him. I mean, you know, you've gone through a similar experience and you survived. What did you think when you heard about that?
[Yousafzai:] Well, it's tragic and it's not just this one boy but it's happening to many children and many people in that region. And it's tragic that they do not have sympathy for children, for innocent children. And when I was attacked I was only 15 and like the only crime is that you want to go to school, you want freedom, you want to have the right to live in peace. That's the only crime. So it's tragic but I'm hopeful that if we have strong and young children like Muzoon who are who have this strength to stand up, then we should not be hopeless, we have great hope and we are going to do it.
[Amanpour:] Malala, Muzoon, thank you very much indeed. Good luck to you.
[Yousafzai:] Thank you.
[Almellehan:] Thank you.
[Amanpour:] Good to see you again.
[Almellehan:] Thank you.
[Amanpour:] Two determined young women. And that is it for our program tonight. Remember, you can now also listen to our podcast, always see us online at amanpour.com and follow me on Facebook and Twitter. Thank you for watching. Goodbye from London. And we leave you with some of the most striking faces of this refugee crisis. END