Syeda Samara Mortada

December 3, 2015
Published by Syeda Samara Mortada at Dec 03 2015
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climate, education, equality, financial inclusion, skills

Going back to the roots: Why the youth needs to come back to farming

Not often does one come across a girl who is interested in chasing a career in agriculture. Paradoxically, research shows that more than 60 per cent of women worldwide are responsible for putting food on the table. In that case, why aren’t more people, notably young women taking up a profession in agriculture?
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November 3, 2015
Published by Syeda Samara Mortada at Nov 03 2015
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climate, crisis

BRAC chronicles: from Kabul to Kathmandu

A young woman in her mid 20s is shoveling debris of a completely ruined house, as her mother looks on. The older woman spots the camera and says, “Look they are taking your picture, smile!”  Prior to the earthquake, the family of six used to live in a two-storied house. Now the parents along with the daughter live in a dome-shaped temporary shelter built of CGI sheet, while the son lives with a cousin. The father is a sculptor at a local shop and the mother works in a small farm they own. “We are alive and safe, but our house is gone,” says the mother.
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January 1, 2015
Published by Syeda Samara Mortada at Jan 01 2015
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education, general, skills

Building future leaders

“As long as I have these two hands, I will continue to write,” says Lunkuse Betty Ssekirevu. “I want to write stories of Africa, and share the narratives that are yet to be told.” Betty lives in a village in Uganda along with her mother and her siblings. Awarded with a scholarship from The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program at BRAC, she has currently applied to top universities in the USA to pursue her higher studies.
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September 22, 2014
Published by Syeda Samara Mortada at Sep 22 2014
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education, general, skills

When small results in BIG

Maria Ndagire is 17 years old. Her parents died when she was only four years old. “My uncle had to take care of us after our parents died, but it was not easy. He already had his own children to care for and did not earn that much money.” Ndagire almost gave up on life when the only brother she had, left home one day never to return again. She was able to go to school, only because the head teacher there was her aunt. But her losses did not make her lose focus.
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