WUNRN
Starting the Fire - Global
Movement Toward Gender Equality
GHANA - GIRLS' EDUCATION TO BREAK
CYCLE OF POVERTY & TRAFFICKING
Wouli, 7
Even though Wouli has to spend
four hours a day fetching water and firewood, she religiously does her
homework. Working with her best friend Atinyo, she spends two hours after
school practicing her language and math assignments on a chalkboard her father
attached to the side of her house. Many uneducated children in Wouli's village
fall victim to child traffickers with promises of good jobs. The children
typically end up as indentured household servants to individuals in