Partnering in Educating the Girl Child in Africa
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Ivy is an orphan who will be joining Form 1 in January 2017. She presently lives with a guardian in the village who is of humble background and cannot afford the cost of her education. Ivy loves sports and aspires to be a teacher.
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Amani is hardworking and exhibits strong leadership potential. Her teachers report that she’s often out of school due to lack of funds and this disrupts her studies. She’s being raised by her father who is of humble means. Amani is very engaging and aspires to be a lawyer.
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Vivian is a calm student with leadership capabilities. She is her class secretary and the top student. Vivian lives with her parents and five siblings in the village. Her family is of humble means and cannot afford to fund her secondary education. Vivian works hard and aspires to become a doctor.
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Elizabeth is a top student in her class and also loves field activities. She comes from a humble family of eight siblings. Elizabeth will be the first in her family to join secondary school in January 2017 and aspires to become a doctor.
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Rachael is friendly and hardworking in school. Rachael and her nine siblings live in the village with their mother who is of humble means. The family cannot afford to keep Rachael in school. Rachael aspires to be a medical doctor.
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Faith is the top student in her class and hopes to be the first in her family to join secondary school in January 2017. Her teachers report that she works hard in her studies and records consistent performance. Faith lives in the village with her mother and five younger siblings. Faith loves storytelling and aspires to become a journalist.
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Lilian is the first in her family to complete primary education. Her teachers report that she is always prompt in school and participates actively on co-curriculum activities. Lilian says she particularly loves beadwork and aspires to become an engineer.
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Mildred is the best performing student in her class and hopes to join the best secondary school in January 2017. Her teachers report that she is respectful and loves agriculture. She lives in the village with her mother and three siblings. Mildred aspires to eventually pursue agriculture-related courses in university that will help her contribute to improving agricultural productivity in her community.
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Cynthia is hardworking student and currently her class secretary. She hopes to be the first in her family to join secondary school in January 2017. Her favourite subject is English Language and she loves to write and debate. Cynthia aspires to pursue a career in investigative journalism.
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Fiona is hardworking in her studies and engaged in various extra-curricular activities. She is passionate about children and aspires to be a teacher in the future. Fiona lives with her mother and five siblings in the village.
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Shanice is hardworking and confident, and loves business studies and financial management. Teachers report that Shanice has missed an entire term of school because of her humble background. Shanice says she would like to pursue Finance & Accounting in university.
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Sharon works hard in school and teachers report that she is persevering and has high potential. She lives in the village with her parents and eight siblings. Her family lacks the means to support her education. Sharon will be the first girl in her family to join secondary school and says she loves nature. She aspires to pursue environmental conservation and wildlife management in university.
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Marcela is a humble and obedient girl who relates well with her peers. He teachers say she loves sciences and maths and works diligently in class. Marcela aspires to become a pilot.