Allow me go to school
That my dreams start to walk the talk that I always had in my heart
That I become intimate with my books and pens that cause me to smile
Because they are the greatest weapon to my untold dream and victory
That will rewrite my history
Yaneth: Defying Challenges to Pursue Her Dreams
In a rural Village in the Andes Mountains of Peru, 15-year-old Yaneth is taking a path that no one in her family has ever taken—one of Education, Leadership, and Empowerment. She’s determined to shatter the glass ceiling and break all preconceived perceptions that are built around girls like her. It's a story of Resilience, Bravery, and Hope!
Girl Activist Fellows Launch Power of Poetry Campaign
A girl with an education is unstoppable—but barriers like gender discrimination, poverty, and exploitation prevent many girls from reaching graduation.
Our Youth Ambassadors created the Power of Poetry campaign to amplify girls' voices about this issue for National Poetry Month and the Global Week of Action for Education. Girls aged 11 to 22 from Afghanistan, India, Guatemala, Kenya, Malaysia, Morocco, Nepal, Nigeria, South Sudan, the U.K., and the U.S. submitted their work.