From misery to triumph: A story of two young girls

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Injustices against women and girls are so rampant that some are on the edge of complete breakdown. Woman brings you stories of two girls who overcame misery

Halima started her new life, she was enrolled in QT classes but she was holding on to a secret which she felt would mark the beginning of the end for her if it ever got out. “I didn’t want anyone to know I was pregnant,” she reveals. However the secret eventually came out and on April this year she gave birth to a baby girl. In order to balance between personal duties and education, Halima was advised to breast feed her child for three months so that she could continue with her studies while the child was at her grandmother’s. Halima now continues with her studies and hopes that she will be able to fulfill her ambition of becoming a journalist in the future. “Hope of a better future has been revived, just as my guardian believed in me, I will work hard to achieve all my goals in life,” states Halima.

They are forced in to prostitution, forced labour and even drug trafficking. The Ministry of Education states that more girls need to be enrolled in schools so as to reduce on the rate of illegal practices such as child marriage and forced labour. Halima being a victim of injustice against young girls echoes a plea for society to value young girls. “We need to be valued and afforded an opportunity to acquire an education. For those who’ve gone through similar or different ordeal from mine, I urge you not to give up. You still have a chance to turn your life around. You can still dream big,” she encourages, adding, “parents need to be very careful when people pretending to be well-wishers show an interest in their children. Do not just let your daughter or son leave with anyone who shows an intention of helping them in whichever way intimated.”

From misery to triumph: A story of two young girls

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