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empowering stories for girls and women
empowering stories for girls and women
Here is a selection of books taken from Worldreader's blog post 10 Inspiring Stories for Girls and Women
These stories are inspired for and by girls in Africa. "We’ve seen first hand that when a girl is inspired to dream bigger, it can profoundly change her life. Stories have the power to do just that."
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Book Title: Being Adobea Swatson
Author: Akua Serwaa Amankwah
About the book: A story about finding the courage to pursue your curiosity even when your career path has been decided and seems set in stone.
Book Title: Totems
Author: Udechukwu Promise
About the book: A fictional account of the life of a western (Yoruba) Nigerian woman.
Book Title: Awakening
Author: Chukwudumebi Onoh
About the book: The story of Nnamaka, a young Nigerian widow, who struggles to chart her course as a woman despite strong opposition from her family, society, and her own haunting childhood memories.
Book Title: An Unassuming Woman
Author: Onis Sampson
About the book: The story of Belema and her struggles in finding genuine love and fulfilment in her acting career. The story shows a woman who finds her voice and speaks up irrespective of the forces working against her.
Book Title: Whatever it Takes
Author: Ruby Goka
About the book: The story of Nayram Agbezudor, a girl who wants to stand as head prefect in an elite mixed secondary school, which has a history of only male head prefects.
Book Title: Cords
Author: Ifeoluwa Watson
About the book: Set in the fictional town of Fitama, Cords is the story of a young woman’s experience of surviving rape,, finding justice, and leaning on the strong bond of friendship, family and community.
Book Title: Holding Tight to a Dream
Author: George Shaw
About the book: The story of Araba, a girl who dreams of going to school and getting an education so that she can break away from her humdrum life.
Book Title: Madeline
Author: Chijindu Terence James-Ibe
About the book: The author tells the story of Madeline, the young woman employed by his mother to be their housekeeper who turned out to be so much more, the woman who saved his life.
Book Title: The Anonymous Letter
Author: Adaeze Ibechukwu
About the book: A story that depicts the challenges many female teenagers face in Nigeria.
Book Title: Lotus Flower
Author: Sandy Om’Iniabohs Iguede
About the book: An inspirational story about a rape victim and her struggle to piece herself back together after her ordeal.
Book Title: Talata: The Child Bride
Author: Naomi Adjei, Matilda Agyapong and Eugenia Agyapong
About the book: Set in Ghana, the story chronicles a young girl’s escape from her marriage after she is sold off as a child bride. Her dreams of becoming a doctor quickly fall apart, even as she’s inspired by a woman doctor that plays a key role in the story.
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