In case you missed it, the UK Department for International Development and Girls’ Hub (Nike) recently presented their very own version of the Spice Girls in Ethiopia. The combination of a campaign for girl’s rights and a music campaign might seem a bit cheeky — but the response to the new power group Yegna and their hit single “Abet” featuring Haile Roots (above) suggests that the campaign is welcomed by audiences throughout the diaspora. Yegna means “ours” in Amharic and the campaign … [Read more...]
Abet (‘We are here’) from Yegna, Ethiopia’s Girls Taking Action!
May 28, 2013 by Team Celebration
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Girl Empowerment: ‘Escaping Child Marriage in Afghanistan’
October 10, 2012 by Team Celebration
KABUL —Fifteen-year-old Freshta has escaped marriage to a man more than twice her age. But she has been cast out of her home and worries that her little sister will be forced into the fate that awaited her. "I am educated, that is why I could refuse my parents' decision. But my sister is only 13 years old, and they will marry her with that old man," said Freshta with tears in her eyes. Freshta, almost entirely covered by a blue burka, was interviewed at a secret shelter for women in Kabul, … [Read more...]
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