In rural Tanzania, education for girls is considered by many families to be an unaffordable luxury.
Young women are to marry, raise children, keep a home, and work in the fields.
At the Murigha girls school founded by Maryknoll Sister Darlene Jacobs of Noonan, N.D., a quiet revolution is taking place as high school girls learn skills and attitudes that transform them into independent, self-confident women. Users of this site agree to be bound by the terms of the CCN Terms and Conditions. All rights reserved.