Driven by passion and leveraging their expertise on the lived experiences of African girls, African Girl Leaders have made notable strides in addressing issues that impact them, ranging from racism to FGM and climate change. Retrogressive beliefs and practices have played a major role in curbing the leadership potential of African girls. They don’t care that you are in school uniform or even that you are all covered up,” one girl shared. One after another, the girls shared that they did not feel there was an adult they could trust. I learned that there is no shortcut to ending gendered violence against girls and supporting them to step into their power.

Source: The Star December 23, 2022 21:08 UTC