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Empowering girls to achieve economic independence through STEM education to fight against GBV
In a country where girls face shattered dreams due to child marriage, Ritah Muchimba, 18, is one of the growing numbers of Zambian girls breaking with the tradition in her village and has set her sights on becoming an electrical engineer. Hailing from Kalimina Village in the Central Province, Ritah, a grade 12 pupil from Momboshi Secondary School in Chisamba District, is girl with big dreams and an incredibly bright future. She wants to be an electrical engineer with a nation-wide impact, and with an education and access to supportive institutional structures, she believes she can achieve her goal.