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"Had there been no school meals, I would have been married by now."
(Grace, 15)
This quotation is from a school girl in Malawi. On WomenWatch I read about an interesting project from the World Food Programme. First I was confused what the WFP could have to do with empowering woman. The article on WomenWatch said, that one reason why parents send particularly their daughters to school are the meals. In poor, rural areas of Malawi, many girls are forced to leave school and enter into marriage to be no "burden" for their family. WFP says that 50% of the girls are married before their 18th birthday. Getting a free meal a day can lead families to think that sending their daughters to school is useful and a good idea.
Although this does make sense to me, I was really surprised first because I never thought of it that way. Offering meals is a good way to lead poor families sending their daughters to school and empower woman. Customs and different cultures often complicate developments of aid workers who try to raise awareness for education.
I have done a lot more research because I really was into this topic. I found another similar project which is called Shinig hope for communities for girls in Nairobi, Kenya. Their founders Kennedy Odede and Jessica Posner are fellows of Echoing Green and their project 2011 won the Dell Social Innovation Competition. Odede himself is from the slum they now built their school in. This project really inspired me a lot. First of all it empowers women and gives young girls a chance to get educated. The Nairobi-project inspired me as well because in my opinion Odede did something important which more people should notice: He understood that something has to be done and stands up for millions of girls in a society dominated by man. The most inspiring thing while doing research about this topic is a picture of Kennedy Odede:
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