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Born in the south of Mexico, she was raised in rebel Zapatista autonomous municipalities to later settle down in San Cristobal de las Casas where she cofounded ''La Casa de las Flores'', a non-profit dedicated to educate, feed and care for the marginalized children living on extreme poverty in the streets of her city. After graduating from Nursing school she enrolled in Biotechnology and Astrophysics.
The Rwandan School Turning Boys Into Feminists
This is one of the most interesting articles I've read in a long time. In the East African country of Rwanda, over 60% of representatives in the parliament are women, and many schools are beginning to educate their students with a highly equalitarian approach, with girls being taught about reproductive health and financial independence, while boys learn to respect the females around them (and how to react when they witness someone who doesn't).
"If we happen to see such violence, we report them and make sure the people who have [committed the violence] are judged," Rini Mutijima, an 18-year-old at the school, tells the BBC. "For the girls who have this done to them, we make sure to support them, give them counselling and help them get back into society," he says.
Rwanda carries a heavy history of violence against women, yet today – little by little – thanks to schools like this, the country is evolving into a safer, kinder and fairer place for girls and women to grow in. An example of education all other countries should follow.
