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^{Baindu doing family laundry in Pujehun District August 2020. Photo credit: Rose Massaquoi MoPADA}

As a 17-year-old mother, Baindu* thought her life was over when the father of her child denied the pregnancy. Since enrolling in the Right to Be a Girl project, she has managed to start working toward her dreams again.

At the age of 15, Musu Sowa* was forced by her parents to marry a 69-year-old man in return for financial support since they did not believe in educating a girl anyway. Today she thanks Right to Be a Girl for changing her life.

“As a little girl I always dreamed of having an education and becoming somebody in life so that I can support my family and be a role model in my community.”

by Yolande Wright, Global Director for Poverty Reduction, Climate Resilience, Gender Equality and Inclusion at Save the Children International and Vishna Shah, Regional Head of Advocacy, Campaigns, Media and Communications in West and Central Africa.

_{Winifred posing with her certificate from the drivin school, Waterloo, Wester Area Rural.Photo credit, Martha Bangura for Save the Children}

Freetown, Sierra Leone.

On Tuesday 14 July 2020, Save the Children held a virtual side event to the High-level Political Forum, Save our Education.