“It’s because of girls like Fulamatu that I want Congress to pass the International Violence Against Women Act. It wouldn’t solve all the problems, but it would encourage countries like Sierra Leone to take sexual violence more seriously. And shining a light on oppression helps overcome it.” -Nicholas Kristof
This was a really heartbreaking article, but it also reminded me how much work is still to be done to help these girls! After my terribad day at work today, it helps give meaning to the work that I’m actually doing with UNFPA.
Read the rest of the article here: http://nyti.ms/oVGoX7
