Great Girls

Today, we’ll be discussing Moni Begum, a girl activist from Bangladesh who campaigns against child marriage.

Today, we’ll be discussing Ainagul Amatbekova, the Kyrgyzstan activist and author who campaigns for rights for women and girls.

Today, we’ll be discussing Hildegart Rodriguez Carballeira, the spanish activist with a passion for sexual revolution. She was a child prodigy who met a tragic end but started conversations that would in time become important for girls and women’s bodily autonomy in Spain.

Today, we’ll be discussing Berta Caceres, the founder of the Council of Popular and Indigenous organizations of Honduras. She made history by successfully protecting the environmental and the socio-political and economic rights of the indigenous Lenca people, running campaigns against both the government and big business.

In 2013, when Trisha was just thirteen years old, she read the shocking story of Rebecca Sedwick’s suicide. Rebecca, a twelve year old girl from Florida, took her own life after she had experienced cyberbullying for over a year and a half. Trisha, also a victim of cyberbullying, was shocked, heartbroken and outraged. After conducting some research, Trisha discovered that 52% of teens in the US have been/or are being cyberbullied. Of those, 38% report having suicidal thoughts and tendencies which stem from depression, low self-esteem and anxiety. She was so deeply moved by Rebecca’s story that she threw herself into fighting cyberbullying head on.

Reyhand Camalova of Guba, Azerbijan, founded her own company Reyhan at 15. This is her story.

Sandra Aguebor-Ekperuoh of Benin City, Nigeria, became one of the country’s first female mechanics and established the “Lady Mechanic Initiative.” This is her story.

Hillary Yip (Ye Rengxi) of Hong Kong, China, became CEO of her own company by 13. This is her story.

In this episode, we’ll be visiting London, England, where Amber Atherton made history by founding her own company, My Flash Trash, at the age of 17.

Today's episode focuses on Nigeria, where Seun Adigun, Ngozi Onwumere, and Akuomo Omeoga made history by becoming Nigeria’s first winter Olympic athletes. They qualified for the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea, representing Nigeria in the 2-woman bobsled. Together, the girls became the first African team in bobsled and were the first Nigerians represented at the Winter Olympics.