FOUNDER’S NOTE
One great shame today, is that you can put a man on the
moon but somewhere on earth you still cannot put a girl in
school. Nearly two hundred years have passed since the
first wave of feminism yet girls remain in bondage to their
gender. In many developing countries, girls are forced out
of school due to financial burdens, peer pressure, parents’
expectations and society customs. As a consequence, they
lose the opportunity to realize their potentials and dreams.
To explore the problems of girls’ education, and more
importantly, to discover solutions, Change Magazine
organized a competition to collect innovative stories
throughout the world. We received submissions from 20+
countries, many of which are inspiring and phenomenal.
With much reluctance, however, we had to choose the top 5
winners from this fierce competition, and their articles have
been published in this issue of Change Magazine.
Please join me in congratulating these winners and reading
their stories!
Kong Zhe
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