Students from the Bronx Global Learning Institute for Girls write about education (part 1 of 4)
NEW YORK, 5 February 2013 – Recently, a group of students from the Bronx Global Learning Institute for Girls who had learned about the tragic events in Pakistan that had left 14-year old Malala severely wounded wrote to The United Nations Girls’ Education Initiative (UNGEI) expressing their solidarity, outrage and passion for education. Today we’d like to introduce you to each of these girls and their thoughts on education.
Rain Maya Lezama, ten years old
Why did you write this letter?
Because it is not fair that some people only let boys go to school.
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I want to be a violinist and an artist.
Excerpt from the letter: “Girls should go to school because all girls deserve an education. Girls were not meant to be servants. Many girls including myself want to change the world. Many girls die because some people are very careless about girls’ education. There is more to girls than just working and being in the house. Girls can be majors and presidents if they have a good education.”
Why did you write this letter?
Because girls deserve an education.
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I want to be a doctor.
Excerpt from the letter: “It is not fair that girls can’t go to school. Even though people think boys are smarter than girls, they are wrong about that. Girls are just as smart as boys and deserve equal chances. We deserve to go to school. But we deserve to go to school to learn how to write, read, do math, spell and learn about the world. I am saying this because learning is power and in my world everyone has the right to go to school. Girls shouldn’t learn at school how to cook or how to be a good wife, we have the right to learn more. Girls also shouldn’t be forced to get married at age 12 and have children at age 14 or 15.”
Princess Rodriguez, 9 years old
Why did you write this letter?
Doesn’t matter your gender – all girls have the right to go to school. They shouldn’t have to sit around the house and clean.
What do you want to be when you grow up?
A tourist, travel all around the world and discover new things.
Excerpt from the letter: “It is very sad that girls cannot speak up for themselves. These girls are just very desperate to go to school. I want their dreams to come true.”
Students from the Bronx Global Learning Institute for Girls write about education (part 4 of 4)
Students from the Bronx Global Learning Institute for Girls write about education (part 3 of 4)
Students from the Bronx Global Learning Institute for Girls write about education (part 2 of 4)
Bronx Global Learning Institute for Girls – Taking Action
February 8, 2013 by Team Celebration
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