Stories

• How Belise is Paying it Forward

  “It was not easy for my parents to accept what had happened.”

• The Confidence to Learn: Victoria’s Story

  Victoria dreams of being a doctor. Victoria knows that to achieve her dream, she has to do well in school. In the past, girls and boys at her school often didn't mix, and girls’ participation in class wasn’t valued.

• How Madiha Is Standing Strong for Girls

  Madiha grew up in Thatta in Sindh province, one of the most conservative areas of Pakistan, where girls are strongly discouraged from pursuing life outside their homes. Madiha refused to let tradition tell her what she, or any other girl, could or couldn’t do.

• Getting in the Game: Ahmad’s Story

  Ahmad has now started to help other children with disabilities in his school to understand their capabilities and accept themselves as they are.

• How Win Is Following His Dream of Becoming an Athlete

  Through programs and facilities made possible by Right To Play, Win was able to work on his confidence, leadership abilities, and skills in the sport he loves: football.

• Brighter than Gold: Balla’s Story

  Balla, 12, worked in Mali's most dangerous gold mines. Today, she is back in class, excelling in mathematics and French, and wants to go to medical school. This is her journey.

• How Eloisa Is Closing the Learning Gap

  Eloisa is just ten years old, but she’s a leader in her school’s reading club, helping her fellow students to strengthen their academic skills as they go back to school after long closures created by COVID-19.

• How Ruth Helps Her Peers Return to School

  Since COVID-19 first struck Rwanda, schools have been closed for a total of 41 weeks of instruction. But when schools reopened, many children didn’t return. Ruth was one of them. Her journey back to school began when she and her mother were visited at home by members of her school’s local Junior Leader club.

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