“One of the discouraging things for girls is that they have no one to speak for them when they are violated. I want to be the lawyer who assists girls so they are able to access justice.”
Author: Alex Sangster
Between 2013-2016, noted author and photographer Paola Gianturco and her 11-year-old granddaughter, up-and-coming author and photographer Alex Sangster, teamed up to interview and photograph 102 girls, each of whom tells her own story in her own words in Wonder Girls: Changing Our World. One hundred percent of the authors’ royalties from Wonder Girls go to The Global Fund for Women to benefit grassroots groups of activist girls and women around the world.
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Wonder Girls: Latifah is Demanding Rights in Uganda
“We are using our power as educated girls who know our rights.”
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Wonder Girls: Brenda is Mobilizing Her Community in Kenya
“When they see we are doing something great, they will apologize.”
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Wonder Girls: Dariya is Championing Equality in Kyrgyzstan
“If you have a friend, even one friend who supports and listens to you, you become strong.”
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Wonder Girls: Supi is Fighting for CEDAW in Tonga
“He was enraged. He said I am a naughty, bad girl talking to him in that tone… He said, ‘Women do not matter.’