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Tusekile

Meet Tusekile, a Teacher Mentor at a CAMFED partner school in Bagamoyo District, Tanzania. As a child, Tusekile dreamed of being a teacher and helping…

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StoryHigher EducationGhana

Ruth

As a family of six living in a single roomed house in the Central Region of Ghana, Ruth’s parents struggled to make ends meet, let…

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StoryEntrepreneurshipGhana

Ayisha

Ayisha grew up in Bole District, northern Ghana. Not having had the opportunity to go to school herself, Ayisha’s mother was determined she would get…

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StorySecondary EducationTanzania

Sharifa

Like millions of girls across Africa who are denied their right to an education, for a time Sharifa from Tanzania wondered if she would ever…

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StorySecondary EducationTanzania

Catherine

Catherine’s father passed away when she was in her first year of primary school. Her widowed mother, who lost all property to her husband’s family,…

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StorySecondary EducationTanzania

Desderia

Growing up in Bagamoyo, a rural district of Tanzania, by the age of 13 Desderia had tragically lost both her parents.  Left in the charge…

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StorySecondary EducationZambia

Salin

Salin was orphaned after losing her parents just one year apart. She now lives with her eldest sister in a house shared with her other…

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StorySecondary EducationTanzania

Vumilia

At just 13-years-old, Vumilia had supported herself through primary school, earning money collecting and selling firewood. But after completing primary school, she despaired in the…

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StorySecondary EducationZambia

Katongo

Katongo leaves her aunt’s house well before sunrise to begin her 90-minute walk to school in Chinsali, Zambia. Despite the long walk, it’s a journey…

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StorySecondary EducationZambia

Julia

Julia is 15-years-old, and the youngest of eight children in her family. All of her siblings have left home, so she lives alone with her…

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StorySecondary EducationMalawi

Jessey

Jessey is one of six children and lives with both her parents. They depend on farming to provide for the family. Despite their hard work,…

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