After Jethro’s dad lost his lucrative city job, the entire family returned to farming in their village in the Niger Delta. Due to the oil spills, the harvests were hardly enough to feed them once a day. At the age of 15, He relocated to Lagos in search of work to support his family, and […]

Solange grew up in Munyenge village in the Southwest region of Cameroon, where her parents were cocoa farmers. She was raped first at the age of 14 and again at the age of 16 and because of that victimized by the community elders. Through education, she has rebuilt her life. Her organisation “Solange Rising Star” […]

Building Resilience and Community with Talk Mental Health ID During her childhood, Fransisca grappled with anxiety and self-harm. She found art as an escape. In her youth, strong friendships, mentorship, and therapy helped build her resilience and she gained a clear sense of direction. Now, Fransisca is determined to inspire and empower others to overcome their mental […]

When her father lost his job, Susanna’s family was forced to move from the convenience of the city to a rural village without flowing water or electricity. There, her days started very early to gather firewood. This experience, coupled with her work with NGOs to uplift rural women, revealed a crucial need: empowering women with […]

Heritage and Struggles of a Tribal Life Tudu belongs to the Santhal tribe, one of the largest tribal communities in India. It is a tribe with its own language, cultural heritage, and religion. In school, he faced discrimination from students of other castes. In his own village, he observed serious problems such as alcoholism, poverty, […]