“I’m one person. What
can I do?”
I used to see through that paradigm, convinced that one
person couldn’t make that big of a difference. One person out of seven billion –
it makes you feel really insignificant, like when you look up into a starry
night.
But through this project, I know that we can
have the power to make a difference. So far, we’ve raised more than $500 for
women’s education in rural Africa , which can send
a girl to high school for a year and pay for a year of elementary school for
eight girls. That is amazing, and I thank you for all of your support.
Tomorrow is my last day wearing the dress for the project,
so I guess you could say it’s an ending. But I prefer to say it’s a beginning
for greater awareness about women’s education. With the knowledge we have about
women’s education, we can choose to make it a crucial issue that deserves our
immediate attention. More importantly, it’s a beginning for a number of girls
who will now be able to attend school. When she is educated, a girl gains
skills that will improve her health, socioeconomic status, and family’s
education – and these effects will translate themselves not only in her life,
but globally. Think ripples in water: With one small step, providing an
education to a girl keeps the effect radiating interminably in future
generations.
A girl in rural Africa is one person; so am I. And so are girls everywhere in developing nations,
everywhere in the world. One out of seven billion. Paradigm of insignificance
much? No way. Because the benefits of educating a girl are reaped a thousand
times over, making an impact far greater than that of a single person.
One girl, change the world, all because of an education?
I think yes.
Janna
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