marieclaire.com.au 79INSPIRATIONMore than 60 million girls globally are not in school.
An Aussie charity is on a mission to change thatMariama lives in Sierra Leone with her grandmother.
They survive by selling oranges and doughnuts, but
there is barely enough money for food, let alone school
fees. Despite being a promising student, Mariama was
forced to drop out last year. Enter: One Girl, the
Australian charity giving scholarships to girls in Uganda
and Sierra Leone, where almost 50 per cent of young
women are illiterate. Its philosophy is, “When you
educate a girl, she can change the world”, and Mariama
is living proof: she graduated with enough credits to
study human resources management at university.
To celebrate International Day of the Girl Child (Oct 11),
Australian muesli powerhouse Carman’s has partnered
with One Girl to fund even more scholarships in Africa.
Carolyn Creswell, who began Carman’s when she was
only 18, understands the importance of education.
“Through education, I have had the opportunity to
achieve my dream of running a successful business,”
she says. “I’m one girl who wants that for all girls in the
world, especially those born into poverty.”
Carman’s is matching up to $25,000 in donations for
the Do It In A Dress campaign, where men and women
complete challenges wearing a school dress. Going
surfing? Why not do it in a dress and change a girl’s life?
For more, visit onegirl.org.au.At the Wolong
Hetaoping Panda Center
in China, captive-bred
pandas are sheltered
from human contact to
maximise their chances
of thriving in the wild.
Here, caretakers wear
panda costumes to
make them look (and
smell) like one of the
endangered mammals.SNAPSHOTTEACH A GIRL, CHANGE THE WORLD
“I want to become
a great woman with
great knowledge,”
says Mariama,
who received a
scholarship from
One Girl.
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