Twice a week, under the shade of a tree, Fakia and Jemila meet with their female classmates to discuss everything from menstruation to marriage. This is the Caro School Girls Club, led by these two vocal young leaders. Fakia and Jemila are young – just 13 and 11 years old – but in Ethiopia they’ve
Aberash Deriba was just 12 years old when she stood up in court and begged them to stop the marriage her mother was forcing her into. Thankfully, the court ruled in her favour. “I can’t imagine what my life would have been like now, had I been married. I know there are girls who struggle
“Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars.” In a new twist on this old adage, a team of Ethiopian women did just that, but instead of landing among the stars, they made history in the skies. In one of the inspiring stories we came across in 2015, Ethiopian Airlines
The story is all too real: a young Ethiopian girl, having had the fortune of receiving a primary school education, is set to be married at the age of 15. There is little question about her possibilities of further education, of developing skills and a career. Instead an outdated cultural tradition will see her role
Changing attitudes is a key step to ensuring every girl across the world gets an education. That was the message from Michelle Obama, the First Lady of the United States, who I had the pleasure to hear speak at the World Innovation Summit for Education in Qatar this week. “We know what’s possible when we
