"I like studying and I want to keep studying..."
Munni is 16 and lives in a slum community on the outskirts of the city of Patna, India. Her community is one of India’s most marginalised and this can mean they face discrimination and live in poor conditions.
Munni’s community often sees women and girls marry at a young age without attending school.
At 13, Munni’s father and grandfather arranged for her to get married which would have been the end of Munni’s studies and her dreams of becoming a doctor. But with the help of Save the Children community workers and Munni’s mother, Munni’s marriage was prevented and she was able to keep studying.
But Munni’s story doesn’t end there. She’s also set up a learning group for women in her community.
“I thought I should teach women, women need educating too. That's why I started teaching them myself."
Along with her friends from our children’s group, she has encouraged women to attend the learning group and is now seen as a key mobilising force amongst women and children in her community.
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