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Tell me about A Girl and Her World, what it is, what you're trying to achieve, and why you are involved?
A Girl & her world started in response to the need of a friend who was trying to figure out how to get her teenage Girl to high school 5 years ago. We talked about the barriers to Girls getting to school and staying there in rural Fiji and what we could do to help overcome these barriers. The team includes Joanna Hawkins, Jennie Quintera, Jackie Robertson, Kym Cross and Urmila Prasad.
Global research shows that educating Girls unlocks all sort of great outcomes and breaks poverty cycles. That’s what pulls me in to this work, it’s not a hand out. It can be transformative. We have seen Girls finish school, the first females in their families ever to do so. Many of them with outstanding grades that go on to win them scholarships to University. We also provide income generating projects for the Girls’ mums, enabling them to become financially self-sufficient and in time, take back their daughters’ education expenses with dignity.
What keeps you motivated and committed?
The stories of change. The women and Girls who show us their resilience against breathtaking odds. The joy and gratitude that comes from the families. The grit and commitment and determination of Urmila (A Girl and Her World Coordinator in Fiji) and her super supportive family who have been through so much this year. None of this would be possible without them. Urmila and the local team do the real work. We don’t come with a set of assumptions or with our capes and trumpets hoping to save the day. Local people always know the solutions to their own problems and inevitably outside solutions.
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The inspirational Jane Kennedy has worked tirelessly with her amazing team of A Girl and Her World in Australia and Fiji to support girls and their families in the Pacific Islands. We find out what inspires her and what the plans are for 2017.