Yemen beyond the headlines: girls with hopes and talents
News about Yemen often speaks only of war, poverty and suffering. These stories are real, but they are not the whole picture. This article looks at Yemen through the hopes and talents of its girls.
A rich heritage
Yemen has an old and proud culture, with its own architecture, poetry, music and crafts. Girls grow up surrounded by this heritage and help to keep it alive.
Girls with dreams
Like girls everywhere, Yemeni girls dream of learning, working and making a difference. Many want to become teachers, doctors, engineers or artists.
What stands in the way
Early marriage, poverty and closed schools can end these dreams too soon. When a girl is married as a child, her talents are often lost to her community.
Opening doors
- Keep girls in school.
- Support young women's skills and work.
- Share the stories of Yemeni girls and women who succeed.
When the world sees Yemen's girls as they are, full of promise, it becomes easier to stand with them.