Name: Rayhanatou Diallo
Age: 16
Class: 4ième (8th Grade)
Rayhanatou is a dedicated, hard-working girl. She wants to become a policewoman or a doctor (gynecologist).
She believes that women should not be delegated so many household tasks in Senegalese society and should have more time to pursue academic interests.
Like many of my MSS girls, her mother is a housewife and does not earn money for the family. Her father operates a boutique to support his family of 10 (his wife and 9 kids, including Rayhanatou).
"She believes that women should not be delegated so many household tasks in Senegalese society and should have more time to pursue academic interests."
Name: Saoudiatou Akapo
Age: 14
Class: 5ième (7th Grade)
Saoudiatou was one of the 4 students selected from this school to attend our Kolda Youth Empowerment Camp this past March, so I knew her already when we did the scholarship interview. She seems shy at first but is actually quite the opposite – little Miss Socialite! She is very intelligent (she has the highest grades of all the MSS girls), with opinions on women’s rights and education fostered and supported by her father. He is a radio journalist and a single parent supporting 7 children. This is obviously a pretty difficult situation, but he seems like a great dad. Saoudiatou loves science and wants to become either an ophthalmologist or engineer some day.
"Oh How She Glows"
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