One of the stories in our April News Roundup episode of GirlSpeak featured the latest report from UNESCO. Entitled “Education for All 2000-2015: Achievements and Challenges,” the report reviews the progress...
August and September have always been two of my favorite months. Why? Because it’s time to go back to school! It’s time to catch up with old friends, make new ones, learn new things, plan holidays and projects, and get new school...
Girls throughout the world have a wide range of transportation options at their disposal. In most countries, boys and girls arrive at school via car, a public school bus, or a close walk or bike ride. However, some children, like Daisy Mara, use unconventional modes...
Compared to later historical periods, girls in Ancient Rome had considerable freedoms. Girls spent the first six to seven years of their lives being cared for by a wet nurse, though they usually saw their parents quite often. Parents didn’t become...
It’s not often that a young girl makes a Top 100 list, ranking among powerful politicians and celebrities. Yet in 2013, Zuriel Oduwole was ranked among New African Magazine’s “Top 100 Most Influential People in...
