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Nadia’s determination to make a difference

Nadia Parveen (22) is a resident of Baldia Town Karachi. Nadia completed her matriculation but could not continue her studies as she got married. Her …

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Proud to be an independent woman

Small to large enterprises worldwide are being disrupted and facing many challenges in the face of COVID pandemic. Thus, it seems timely to highlight the …

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The sky is the limit, irrespective of your ability or disability

Sana Akbar, a 22-years old girl, comes from a poor family and lives with a disability due to polio. Due to her disability, she was exposed …

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Skills training has given me the opportunity to contribute to my community during COVID-19

My name is Shahina Akter. I am from Jaldhaka unit. I am 17 years old. My father’s name is Sahir Uddin. He is a farmer …

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GIRLS Inspire graduate becomes change maker in Sri Lanka

Until Rumeisha became involved with COL’s GIRLS Inspire, she would rarely leave the house. This young woman from a village in Sri Lanka was raised …

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How can we assist the GIRL child to make her voice heard?

Photo Credit: CMES, Bangladesh.  Happy International Day of the Girl Child! The COVID-19 pandemic has rolled back the hard-fought gains made to gender equality and …

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COVID-19 illuminated our strengths and resilience

Written and edited by Ms Frances Ferreira, Senior Adviser: Women and Girls at the Commonwealth of Learning. Written with submissions from Afzal Hossain (CMES), Minal …

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Life’s hardships did not prevent Beenish to take charge and carve her path to happiness and success

Beenish Suleman (31) is a resident of Baldia Town, Karachi (Pakistan). By the age of 16, Beenish got married to a man much older than …

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Closing the gender gap: women and girls in vocations previously dominated by their male counterparts

Sandhya (Islampur, India) belonged to a poor income-generating household. Her parents work as wage laborers. It was getting difficult to make ends meet for the …

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International Women’s Day 2020 celebration of CMES

CMES celebrated 2020 IWD in its twelve project sites, under the theme; “an equal world is an enabled world: each for equal”. As part of …

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International Women’s Day celebration at SPARC

International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated every year on March 08 to recognize women’s rights and celebrate their achievements. Society for the Protection of the …

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WDC’s International Women’s Day celebration 2020 #EachforEqual

The Women’s Development Centre together in collaboration with other organizations that are working towards women empowerment (the provincial women and children’s desk at Kandy police, …

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Story of Mahana, a girl dreams to be a great tailor

Mahana (pseudonym),17 years, lives with her parents in a mud house in Dhulauri village in Bangladesh. Her father, 53 years, is a marginal farmer and …

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Fiza, a girl with dreams and aspirations

Fiza Ajmal, is a 22-year-old who resides in Fauji Colony Pirwadhai, Rawalpindi (Pakistan). She has two brothers and a sister, and they all live with …

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Empowerment through skills training

Shivani Khilari, from Shenvadi village in India, was only able to compelte her education until grade 12. Because two of her older brothers were also …

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Regaining control of my life

Marriage at a young age has become a common practice in the Sri Lankan society. Many youth marriages are done right after attending the legal …

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