UNICEF programs help Ethiopia's children keep learning and give them the support they need to survive and thrive during the COVID-19 pandemic.
While schools are closed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to prevent the spread of COVID-19, 17-year-old Sehinemariam is continuing her education from home using a distance learning plan developed by the government with support from UNICEF. in Ethiopia — and particularly to Meron, the archaeology and heritage management student whom I met one year ago as part of a UNICEF field visit — you inspire me.
, women's empowerment issues and their future. The ambition of these students would rival those of any world-class university, yet it was their resilience that inspired me most.Ethiopia is home to 15 million child brides; the country has one of the world's highest rates of early marriage. ; the majority of them give birth while still in adolescence. Ninety percent of these girls will never go to school, much less attend university.
"There's a lot of pressure to get married before completing school. But I'm here to finish my studies, get a job and contribute to my country. We are all here to take our place, one by one."Against all odds are young women like Meron."Gender discrimination is one of the biggest factors in perceptions of what it means for a girl to take care of herself," she told me as we sat with a group of students in her dormitory."It's not easy for most of us.
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