Educate a Girl, Better her Community

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Postado dezembro 1, 2012 .
1 minutos de leitura.

Dongo Yezi (Zâmbia)

Dongo Yezi, Project Coordinator for Community Mobilization, USAID/Creative RTS Zambia

“Para mim, I have been working in the remote parts of Zambia so I have seen girl children drop out of school because their parents died of AIDS. I want to contribute the little that I can in order to help the lives of girl children. I have seen young girls married off early so they do not go far with their education. They say their parents feel it is a waste of money to educate a girl child and if they marry them off early they will get the dowry – and the girl can’t make the decision. Often the husband is older or has many wives or partners, which then puts her at higher risk of HIV.

from Dongo Yezi, Coordenador do Projeto RTS Zâmbia para Mobilização Comunitária, Criativos associados internacionais