Madam K – Sierra Leone
March 12, 2020
People know me as Madam K. I am 42 years old. I am a teacher by profession and love working with girls because I know how inv...
Favour – Sierra Leone
December 9, 2019
I like being called Favour because it has a divine meaning. I enjoy reading different books but really liked English, math, a...
Admire – Sierra Leone
December 9, 2019
My name is Admire and I am now 18 years old. I have two brothers and two sisters. My father and stepmother have always been b...
Joyful – Sierra Leone
December 9, 2019
My friends call me Joyful. I just turned 18. I hope to become the first female pilot in Sierra Leone someday. I co...
Faith – Kenya
October 18, 2019
Having your period isn’t always straightforward. It can be annoying, even debilitatingly painful. But for some of the poore...
Beatrice – Kenya
October 16, 2019
Beatrice came from a humble background. She dreamt of becoming a doctor. But when her parents separated and moved away, she h...
Salome – Georgia
October 10, 2019
Salome lives in Tbilisi, Georgia. At 20, Salome was studying art at college, working as a tutor and content creator to suppo...
Fraidy Reiss – US
May 27, 2019
Growing up in an orthodox religious community in New York, Fraidy was 19 when her family pressured her into marrying an abusi...
Ngalali – Tanzania
May 20, 2019
When Ngalali, a member of the Massai people in Tanzania, was 13, she made a decision that saved her life. Thanks to the enfor...
Chinara – Georgia
May 18, 2019
“I’d watch girls on TV fulfilling their potential…and I felt really sad that I was not the same.” I come ...
Asseel – Lebanon
May 14, 2019
At the age of nine, Asseel* left her native Syria with her family, leaving behind friends and loved ones as the war ravaged h...
Michelle – US
May 13, 2019
Michelle got pregnant at age 16. Her community was pressuring her family to marry her off to her 19-year-old boyfriend. She d...