Age, certainly, is just a number and young children, with their multi-faceted talents, are proving it with every passing day. A 9-year-old Nigerian girl, Emmanuella Oziofu, has successfully developed an app and website to empower fellow Nigerian children. To teach skills of coding Her website, www.emmasacademy.com, focuses on empowering young Nigerians. The website aims to […]
According to a study by UNICEF, about half of Afghan children between ages 7 and 17 are not in school, 60 per cent of that group being girls. However, these statistics did not stop Breshna Musazai from exercising her right to education. Breshna, who was shot in the leg by Taliban assailants in 2016, graduated with a law degree […]
Assam’s Priyanka Das, working on satellite navigation for French major Safran, is now the ambassador for ‘For Girls and Science’ initiative in France. France appointed 26-year-old Das for the initiative meant to encourage girls to follow scientific careers. For Girls and Science The initiative, launched in 2014, aims to promote scientific purpose among the youth, particularly […]
Every year, thousands around the world attempt to scale Mt Everest. On May 21, Swarnalata Dalai, achieved the same feat. So what makes her special? The 20-year-old is a daughter of a landless Dalit farmer from Odisha. She achieved this feat on Monday despite the several obstacles she has been facing life. Swarnalata Dalai becomes 7th Odia […]
A Chennai girl, who was bedridden for the last six years, appeared for the Class XII state board exam earlier this year. And K Bhuvaneshwari managed to walk to her desk, covering 100m between the hall’s entrance and her desk. The 23-year-old girl has scored 71%. The results were declared recently. Abandoned by parents in childhood Bhuvaneshwari’s […]
In an initiative to promote girls education, two UK and Canada-based NGOs, have adopted four girls of Barundi village, Punjab, for their education, reported TOI. Barundi village is about 31 km from Ludhiana. The NGOs, run by NRIs, decided to fund the girls looking at their excellent performance and poor background All the four girls […]
On May 7, Patna’s Madhumita Sharma joined Google’s Switzerland office as the technical solution engineer, reported TOI. The job comes with an annual package of Rs 1 crore. Madhumita was hired after clearing seven rounds of interview which were held between November last year and January this year. “I realised that I still have to […]
12-year-old Izabella Hadfield has been crowned Fylde Young Jewellery Designer of the Year, reported The Gazette. The young girl, who participated in the challenge undertaken by 400 other local young designers to be, outshone everyone with her design. Inspired by the world of fantasy Izabella, from Lytham St Annes Technology and Performing Arts College, UK, […]
Every year, thousands around the world attempt to climb to the top of Mt Everest. Many Indian women have scaled the Everest, doing so in different categories. Nahida Manzoor, a young mountaineer from Srinagar, is now preparing for the task of scaling the world’s highest peak, reported Rising Kashmir. In the quest to achieve her dream of […]
The season for college admissions in the US has begun. Many high school seniors are anxiously waiting to hear whether they have made it to their desired colleges or not. One such girl, Jasmine E. Harrison, was accepted to as many as 113 colleges, reported the New York Times. She is a 17-year-old senior at […]
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