A girl with an education is unstoppable—but barriers like gender discrimination, poverty, and exploitation prevent many girls from reaching graduation.

Our Girl Activist Fellows 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.

Sit with their pieces. Reflect on their messages. Then share their words because these girls deserve to be heard: #STFPowerofPoetry

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Seré quien soy / I will be who I am
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Unboxed
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A woman, content
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End period shame, stigma and poverty.
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The Joy of Learning
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Give Me a Pen
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I Use My Voice
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If I Ever Have Children
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قیام زن / Uprising of Woman
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Yalda Hozhair Aminy, 22, is an social activist and a member of the Afghan Girls Robotic Team. She works with several international organizations, including Afghan Youths Network and the Golden Needle Association. She is an Ambassador of Allies to Refugees in Afghanistan and helped them to open their first center in Afghanistan.

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مادرَ الفاظ / Mother's of Words
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You Are a Woman
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Education is a must
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(المعلم)
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(success)
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Time
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Just Because
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Girls the World Over
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Like a Phoenix
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The Power of Poetry campaign was created by the following Girl Activist Fellows*:

Zia Britton
Camille Campbell
Fatima Hammouda
Ekaterina Nizovtseva
Sameeksha Panda
Aliza Puri
Amna Quddus
Joshna Shobia



*The Girl Activist Fellowship program was formerly called the Youth Ambassador program.