Fighting Against Forced Marriage

Club Tuseme, Zou
*Benin* Year 2013

In 2013, 17-year-old Helene and her friends from Club Tuseme, Zou, were distressed that the right to education was being denied to girls because of poverty, who were then given away in marriage. They organised street plays, got authorities to sign a petition banning forced marriages, garnered community support, and brought back one girl to school to complete her education.

  • Transgenders Find Their Life

  • Breaking the Silence: The Differently Abled Deserve Education

  • Take Pride, Add Mother's Name

  • Right to Safe Education for Girls

  • Response-ability: Helping a Disabled Student

  • Fighting Prejudices Against Homosexuality

  • Immigrant or Not, You Are My Friend!

  • The Helping Hand: Understanding Hardships in Developing Countries

  • Fighting Against Forced Marriage

  • Empowering the Support Staff