Before
our first class of scholarship girls started at their new school a year
ago, they were terrified, uncertain and malnourished.
They
have truly transformed in just one year. No longer fearful,
they have grown assertive and joyful. They have earned good grades and
have already become leaders among their classmates.
Most
important - for them and for girls around the world - they are filled
with the thrilling, inspiring knowledge that they matter - that they
matter to you!
This
summer, "our girls" are receiving more social support and intense
summer tutoring from our team in Nigeria as they continue to make up for
the years Boko Haram terrorists kept them out of school.
Thank you for bringing such hope and joy to these girls and to many more like them to come!!
With Gratitude,
Afam
As you can read in this powerful recent Time Magazine article, the need is tremendous, and our work is just beginning.
By Aryn Baker
...
Women suspected of being raped by or married, willingly or
not,
to Boko Haram fighters are derisively known as "Boko wives" and
rejected by their communities for sleeping with the enemy. The stigma and suspicion can follow a young woman for years, preventing her from going to school, getting married or even opening a business in a small village, where secrets are impossible to keep ...
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