encouraging empathy for other life

Hellen Nchoko, manager of the Oliveseed Women's Work Center, shares what the center means to her and to this community of women.

Girls all around the world drop out of school simply because they have no way to manage their period. A modest gift can change this!

"We saw little kids caressing books, smelling them, reading stories, and looking at pictures."

Amazigh women and argan trees have a lot in common. They are precious, invaluable pillars of Moroccan-Amazigh life, culture, and identity.

Stellah, rescued from early marriage, is the first recipient in our new scholarship program. Her story is one of hope and determination.

When we started the Solar Library Project, journalist Joel Reyia was among the first to visit some of the families.

Is there a better marriage than literacy and light?! We'll soon be bringing solar lanterns and a library to families in the Maasai Mara.

"I promised myself to encourage my female students to study hard at school and to be ambitious."

"Do you believe that books can affect us exactly as people do?" Ferdawss Ben Malk tells us about the lesson she's learned.