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Why I fight for the education of refugee girls (like me) | Mary Maker

Why I fight for the education of refugee girls (like me) | Mary Maker

Mary Maker sees education as an essential tool for empowering a generation of girls who are too often denied entrance into the classroom

TED Talks Daily · TED

August 15, 201816m 45s

Show Notes

After fleeing war-torn South Sudan as a child, Mary Maker found security and hope in the school at Kenya's Kakuma Refugee Camp. Now as a teacher of young refugees herself, she sees education as an essential tool for rebuilding lives -- and empowering a generation of girls who are too often denied entrance into the classroom. "For the child of war, an education can turn their tears of loss into a passion for peace," Maker says.

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