When Bridget experienced her first menstruation at school, it was an upsetting and confusing experience. A UNICEF programme in Malawi aims to ensure adolescent girls are fully prepared.
In her visit to Ethiopia, Anna saw first-hand the damage of conflict and poverty – but also witnessed resilience and hope, which she found truly inspiring.
Leangheng promised her grandmother she would finish high school. Through no fault of her own, that pledge looked to be in jeopardy – until a scholarship made it possible to keep her promise.
Growing up in a rural village with many obstacles in the way of an education, Martha (right) now works at the Roger Federation Foundation helping to remove those obstacles for others.
As part of a UNICEF initiative, Catherine goes door to door in her local villages, providing education to ensure menstruating girls are not kept at home from school.