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As we celebrate International Women's Day on March 8th, we emphasize the urgent need for collective action to achieve gender equality.

This is important as a moral imperative and essential for fostering prosperous economies.  This also ensures a sustainable future for generations to come.

Martha, a beneficiary of Develop Africa, expresses the transformative power of education for girls in her own words in this video.

Your generous contributions have made a significant impact on the lives of students like Magdalene, who recently received school support. Magdalene, who is on the verge of completing her final year of Senior Secondary School (SSS), will be sitting for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in May—a pivotal milestone in her educational journey.

Girls' mentoring sessions are held throughout the year covering a multitude of topics. One topic was drug abuse and its effects, and to make it more interactive the girls were split into groups and were told to write their own play and then act out the skit on why youngsters resorted to taking drugs and how they could seek help if they were struggling with drugs.  

Your support continues to help girls get their education. One of the girls your support has recently helped is Numu, who received school supplies and tuition support for this school year. She is in Junior Secondary School (JSS) and her favorite subject is social studies. Numu enjoys reading and she aspires to become a lawyer when she is older.

Your support has brought smiles to the faces of the girls at Hope Academy Secondary School in York, an all-girls institution. Through your generosity, they have received essential school bags and supplies that will significantly enhance their educational journey.

Isatu, a Hope Academy student, took a moment to express her heartfelt gratitude in a video message:

A girls' mentoring session was held recently on makeup artistry, thanks to the generous support from our donors. Makeup artistry is a creative and empowering field that involves the skillful use of cosmetics and artistic techniques to enhance one's appearance. This mentoring session was a vital platform for aspiring makeup artists to gain knowledge, guidance, and support, enabling them to excel in this creative industry.

The mentoring session was divided into two parts, offering a comprehensive experience for the 22 girls in attendance interested in makeup artistry. 

Thank you for your support towards empowering and educating girls in Africa, like Martha. Martha shares her thoughts in a heartfelt video.

Unemployment is a global challenge; one of the ways we are addressing that challenge is through mentoring young girls and conducting workshops to provide them with skills beyond their regular school and college education. 

Thanks in part to your support, a mentoring session was held for 27 girls on how to use their creative skills to develop new products themselves, we could help broaden their thinking of not just “looking” for jobs but learning to create their “own” jobs.