In the first episode of the Evening Standard’s year-long series of monthly specials called ‘Let Girls Learn’, we’re going to Zimbabwe.
Street Set Football Club in Bulawayo, equips girls not only with skills in dribbling and passing, but also helps them to navigate adolescence in an environment where early marriage, teen pregnancy and drug abuse are rife.
Journalist Farai Shawn Matiashe finds out from those involved and families who have benefited from the organisation about the difference it’s making to the community.
You can find out more about this story online at www.standard.co.uk/optimist/let-girls-learn
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