Teen Activists

527 Words2 Pages
bulb-icon

Recommended: The effects of gender discrimination

Teen Activists Speaking out For Their Education Rights

There are many teen activists who are speaking out for their education rights. Some examples are Hannah Godefa, Ana Waqatabu Liganisulu. They fight for girls education rights because they believe it is important for girls to go to school. All of them have had past experiences and want to help other kids to not have the same things happen in their lives. Hannah Godefa

When Hannah was 7 years old she was staying with her grandma in Axum, Ethiopia. While she was their she had became friends with a girl her age. When Hannah had to leave they still wanted to stay in touch, but Hannah’s parents explained to her that her friend didn’t have the right materials too. At that moment, Hannah wanted girls like her to have equal opportunities and education. So she created a mobilization project called Pencil Mountain. It has delivered over half a million school resources to Ethiopian children.This proves she has helped many and many kids to get the things they need to learn at school and use for learning.

Ana Waqatabu Liganisulu …show more content…

I believe this isn't fair because girls are not treated the same way as boys. When a girls is pregnant she is pointed at for doing something wrong but nothing happens to the guy. The guys are treated better than the girls in many ways. Another problem in her community is for girls they do not have options and don't get second chances. As you can see, girls are not given the same respect as guys. Ana states, “I want to change the mindset of young girls to help them see that they can achieve so much, even after they drop out.” This proves she wants girls to be able to accomplish things and have a strong voice even if they are not being treated well in their

Show More
Related

  • Waking Up And Taking Charge Summary

    1183 Words  | 3 Pages

    What those student did actually changed the policy and made it easier for families to afford college without heavy loans. This showed others that activists can make a difference, something she presses on in this

    Read More

  • Mara Sapon-Shevin's Widening The Circle: An Analysis

    814 Words  | 2 Pages

    Nyla was a student that took a lot of work and effort that would make her successful. Although she did have some limitations such as her communication and transportation, Kissinger made it possible for her to be a special part in the classroom. The students in this school room then grew respect for Nyla and had an open mind of always looking out for others. This story of Holding Nyla was a story that had touched my heart. This is an exact model of what I want to strive for in my future classroom. The main lesson I got from this text was not to focus on the child’s disability and limitations as a student, but utilize the student and as one could see, that had a great impact among her peers and overall environment of the classroom. By the end of this transforming story, Nyla was not the only one feeling praise and importance in this classroom, or not feeling underestimated by her disability, but every child that was in that room felt that as

    Read More

  • Knowledge and Poverty in The Lesson by Toni Cade Bambara

    1219 Words  | 3 Pages

    Throughout The Lesson Toni Cade Bambara illustrated how education is the means by which one can escape out of poverty. This was not done in a classroom structured environment it took place on a sunny afternoon field trip in which the children on the trip was confronted with their own deficiency. There was resistance but as each individual longed for a toy in the store the apparent realism displayed itself. The extremely high price for the toys was an amount that their families could live on for a while. Each child was put in a place where he/ she had to examine themselves, their social conditions and their future. Bambara used race through social status, economic inequality, and literary epiphany to identify the hidden realities in each child life.

    Read More

  • Analysis Of The Podcast ' Three Miles '

    705 Words  | 2 Pages

    Raquel and Melanie are two poverty stricken students that attended University Height’s High School in the South Bronx, because their school was not federal funded, it lacked resources; so it does not come as a surprise, perspective students like Melanie and Raquel have more of a ...

    Read More

  • Young Adults In 'Let's End Adolescence'

    136 Words  | 1 Pages

    American teenagers are often criticized for being irresponsible and immature. Some in the older generation will also state that kids are taking too long to move out of the house. These views of young adults are pessimistic and demeaning to the current generation. While the adolescent stage has been extended, American kids are taking an ample amount of time to accept the responsibilities of becoming an adult.

    Read More

  • Rhetorical Analysis Of Malala Yousafzai Speech

    749 Words  | 2 Pages

    Nelson Mandela once said “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”. It is the very same “legacy of change” that Nelson Mandela used that inspires what Malala Yousafzai does today. At the age of 15, Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head by the Taliban for advocating for girls’ education. Since this appalling incident, Malala has gone on to be the youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize, start the “Malala Fund”, that funds education in developing countries, and is currently the figure of women’s rights. Malala has been constantly speaking, advocating and helping women and children acquire the rights they deserve. In her powerful speech to the U.N, she opened the world’s eyes to the truth about education

    Read More

  • Malala Yousafzai Thesis

    950 Words  | 2 Pages

    Imagine a world with no education. It is hard not to imagine a society where no knowledge, no future, or no life. If the world had no education; how will we build our sources? How will life know what is right and what is wrong? How would society know about the stages of life from past, present, and future? Just think how empty the world would be without education. Malala Yousafzai, an activist of woman and children's right of education known for her courageous acts to improve education globally. Malala Yousafzai has positively benefitted modern society by speaking up for her rights of education and by inspiring others to join her to create equality for all.

    Read More

  • The Three Teen Activists

    1014 Words  | 3 Pages

    Teen activists are inspiring and helpful. They are the ones who are determined to make a difference in the world. They are the ones who never give up on their dreams and hopes. Through their thoughts, sacrifice, determination, and their inspiring heart, they make the world happy, so everyone can live equally. Three teen activists, Malala Yousafzai, Alex Lin, and Iqbal Masih, use their personalities and inspiration so that they can stop unfair education, pollution, and child labor. They are willing to sacrifice to help the world and change history.

    Read More

  • What Do We Owe From Other?

    772 Words  | 2 Pages

    ...g of the struggle of poverty and subsequent educational barriers. Though extremely grateful for all of the privilege in my life, it was difficult to realize my fortune until working with the teens at RYP who often do not have two parents, have limited adult influences, and live below the poverty line, making education an afterthought. From the perspective of a tutor and mentor, the educational support that the teens require is unquestionable, just like the injustices they face daily. Through service, not only does one gain perspective into the needs of the local community, but also insight into systemic issues of racism, poverty, crime, education and more. By participating in service and trying to counteract the sources of need for others, one will undoubtedly change their perspective of the framework question, knowing that the very least one should help others.

    Read More

  • oprah

    750 Words  | 2 Pages

    On the farm Oprah lived on, her grandmother was her caretaker. Her grandmother hand-washed Oprah’s clothing, fed her, and cared for her (O’Connor, 2012). At the age of nine, Oprah was raped and at 14 she gave birth to her cousin’s child (O’Connor 2012). As she started her talk show, Oprah became famous and wanted to help people as much as she could. She then built a high school for girls named Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy (OWLAG) in South Africa (O’Connor 2012). Winfrey states, “[The school] started out as an emotional giveback It has developed into a way of life for me. What it really is, is an investment in leadership and an investment in the future of a country” (O’Connor 2012). The school has had its problems such as a sex abuse scandal, but Oprah shut out all outside access and fixed the problems that needed to be fixed. Many of the students at OWLAG have hard lives and many are missing parents, do not have running water or toilets, and if they do have a single parent, each student is worried what will happen to the parent once they leave for college (O’Connor 2012). Oprah is giving girls a chance at a new life and away from the dangers that South Afric...

    Read More

  • Social Media's Impact on Gender Roles: An Annotated Bibliography

    926 Words  | 2 Pages

    Although teenage girls can be impacted nagatively, it also makes them aware of the issues that face women in our world today and empowers them to make a change.

    Read More

  • Women as a Minority Group

    1272 Words  | 3 Pages

    Women have been treated unequally since the beginning of time. Just recently have things began to change for the better for women and the future of our society. The increase in women’s equality rights will take time, but some day women and men will be treated equally. This cannot happen until each of us is able to look at a person and just see another individual, not a male or a female, white or black, rich or poor… a person as just a person.

    Read More

  • Analysis Of Girl Rising

    1091 Words  | 3 Pages

    Everyone deserves an education, but for some in the developing world, especially girls, it is hard to even get into a classroom, due to the opposition from those who believe a girl 's place is in the home, not the classroom. The 2013 documentary Girl Rising by Richard E. Robbins states, “There are 33 million less girls in primary school worldwide than boys.” Girl Rising tells the stories of nine girls varying in ages throughout the developing world who only want to learn or where school saved their lives. Richard E. Robbins the director of the film, uses famous celebrities to tell these stories in hope to reach people all over the world in order to raise awareness and money to girls’ educations worldwide. Mr. Robbins film produces a concerned or worried tone throughout the documentary which intrigued the viewer to pay full attention to the film. Mr. Robbins uses lots of textual strategies in the form of statistics and interesting facts, as well as audio strategies such as the celebrity

    Read More

  • Christian Teens

    1930 Words  | 4 Pages

    Teens reflect a culture all of their own within American society. The language that they speak, music that they listen to, and many aspects of their lives differ from that of past generations (Linehan 3). Therefore, many people of older generations tend to make judgments and assumptions about teenagers. These assumptions are typically based on the manner in which teenagers speak, dress, and present themselves. Because of these generalizations, faith of many teens is commonly overlooked. In a society where violence seems to be accepted and many teens are lost about who they are, faith can be the one bond interlinking a group of many. Despite occurrences such as the shootings April 20, 1999 at Columbine High School, and other negative aspects surrounding teenagers’ lives, there are still many young people involved and/or seeking a life with faith in Christ.

    Read More

  • The Impact of Internet on Education

    1889 Words  | 4 Pages

    A dusty, one-room schoolhouse on the edge of a village. An overworked teacher trying to manage a room full of boisterous children. Students sharing schoolbooks that are in perpetual short supply, crammed in rows of battered desks. Children worn out after long treks to school, stomachs rumbling with hunger. Others who vanish for weeks on end, helping their parents with the year-end harvest. Still others who never come back, lacking the money to pay for school uniforms and school supplies. Such is the daily dilemma faced by many young people in the developing world as they seek to obtain that most precious of all commodities, an education.

    Read More

More about Teen Activists

Open Document