In our society
Girls are dare to dream
To speak and to spread their wings
Being a girl child comes with baggages of
Fears, restrictions and captivities
And being an African girl comes with a lot of boundaries.
We’ve heard tales of women of resilience
We’ve read books on Alpha women
And we’ve seen girls who pull the rugs from beneath.
There is Malala
A 26 year old Education Activist
Who fought tooth and toes for girl child Education in Pakistan
At 15 she was shot to keep shut
Because as a girl child
She was not suppose to speak
to seek for the freedom of girls
She fought death to rise for girls
And she rise to shine again
Have you heard of Vanessa Nakate
A climate change activist from Uganda
She is an Ambassador of UNICEF at 25
She dare UNGA77 to recognize young girls from Africa
Fighting effortlessly to ACT for climate crisis
She said:
“I am not just an African girl but a citizen of Uganda, I plead with you to recognize the hard work of girls like Adenike from Nigeria fighting for climate justice because that way we will be able to achieve SDGS goals”.
And there is Sabeeha Hussain
A Doctor, Mental Health Advocate
A woman who have been molding girls to become resilient
She dare you to dream again
To speak again
And to stand again
She founded chaiwithsoulunraveled
A space where girls and women could breath without restriction
In the harsh reality of being Northern Nigerian woman
She stood tall to support girls
To restore dreams of young girls
And build hopes in their heart
