Sangeeta’s Story
“I’m going to be a doctor and help community members.” Sangeeta is a 14-year-old student from Ganjam, India, who wants to become a doctor. Like many girls, Sangeeta has been facing gender discrimination at home. Sangeeta’s father has made attempts to make her drop out of school to fund her brothers’ education. He also wanted …
Priyanshu’s Story
Priyanshu is a young girl from Deoghar in Jharkhand, a region where child marriage is a common practice and parents begin searching for grooms for their daughters as soon as they enter adolescence.
Mary’s Story
“Education helps us to be self-reliant, which gives way for innovation and creativity to solve problems in our society.” Mary is 22 years old and lives in rural Sierra Leone. Her family are farmers. “Growing up was difficult. I was the one who had to cater for our family even as a child. Working at …