Throughout my life, I have heard puzzling variations of my first name ranging from Sascha, Sophia, Valeria, Fasha, Felicia, Fouzia, Fawzy, to Fausia with the stress on the first part of the name. It was even more fun in school: Fausia became Fuchsia the plant (and at times the cruder version of that), to 'Foutje,' which is Dutch for 'mistake'.
The hour was getting late. I am not sure how long we had been comfortably conversing in the living room before intervals between yawns became too brief to ignore, but more than a few bottles of wine had been consumed as had the wick of the cranberry/pine scented candle.
The Girls Education First Foundation is launching the “Quality Education Pledge” Campaign to help raise awareness about the barriers preventing girls from accessing a fair and quality education.
When I was 10 years old, my parents who were living in poverty in Iganga, eastern Uganda, had no choice but to send me to work, where I was the property of my masters I worked 16 hours a day without any regard for the scorching sun of the day or the trembling chill of the night.
Last September, as the Almeda wildfire rapidly spread through the state of Oregon, Seven-year-old Carina was only able to pack a few essential items as her family fled their home.
A peaceful drive down a 2-lane highway, a turn onto a single-lane country road, and a soft-right onto a tire-rutted dirt lane will take you to my mother’s childhood home.
During the month of April, the Girls Education First Foundation was able to launch two major initiatives to provide a quality education for girls in Oregon.
Abhati, an 11-year-old girl from Bangladesh, is currently staying at home instead of getting an education despite her passion for reading.