MASLINE ZIMBABWE

RAISING YOUR VOICE FOR EQUALITY

MASLINE ZIMBABWE 

Masline is a dedicated student and excels at her high school near Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe. She is part of Plan International's Empowered Girls program, where she was one of the first 50 girl ambassadors chosen to represent all the girls in her town and speak out for her rights.

Thanks to her education, Masline knows she has a brighter future ahead of her. But the reality is that millions of girls around the world are forced to drop out of school due to child marriages, teenage pregnancies or the violence they suffer, and they are also invisible to governments and legislators. Plan International is working to make the realities of all girls visible so that they are taken into account and can change their future, like Masline.

The cost of education is another barrier that stops girls in Masline’s community from following their ambitions. “I’ve experienced some challenges going to school. Without the help of Plan International I couldn’t have got through secondary school. They pay 75% of my school fees,” she says.

  

Written by: Nicoll Turizo and Geraldine Moreno