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ending child marriage. weve been invited to their first field trip together, and theyve come to ludzi secondary school in malawi. when i was your age, there were people in my community that didnt think a girl like me, who didnt have money or wealth or connections, could do the things that i did. i even had my second—form teacher tell me that i shouldnt apply to the colleges i applied to because she didnt think i could get in. so i ignored her and i applied to princeton. i got in and ...

in 2022, michelle obama, amal clooney and melinda french gates came together to announce a collaboration with the aim of ending child marriage. weve been invited to their first field trip together, and theyve come to ludzi secondary school in malawi. when i was your age, there were people in my community that didnt think a girl like me, who didnt have money or wealth or connections, could do the things that i did. i even had my second—form teacher tell me that i shouldnt apply to the...

consequences all over the world. at least 80 million girls under 18 will be married by 2030. stopping it isnt easy. we believe that when we educate just one girl, that one girl can be able to change her community. and changing cultural practices is even harder. in 2022, michelle obama, amal clooney and melinda french gates came together to announce a collaboration with the aim of ending child marriage. weve been invited to their first field trip together, and theyve come to ludzi secon...

attacks targeting schoolgirls and in the past few weeks hundreds of girls have been hospitalised and aid agencies say they may have been singled out by religious groups. this is bbc news. now on bbc news — witness history. hello. im ben boulos. thanks forjoining me at the queer british museum in london for this edition of witness history. ill bring you important moments from the past as told by the people who were there. in this episode, were focusing on lgbt history, stories about l...

this is bbc news. the headlines... a huge fire has ripped through one of the rohingya refugee camps in bangladesh. the blaze in coxs bazar district has been brought under control. more than 2,000 shelters had been gutted, affecting around 12,000 people. no casualties have been reported so far. after more than a decade of negotiations, un member states have agreed to establish an international treaty to protect the high seas. environmental groups say it will help reverse marine biodiver...

engulfed houses in the plumpang district of jakarta. now on bbc news, witness history. hello. i am hello. iam ben hello. i am ben boulos. hello. iam ben boulos. thank you forjoining me at the queer british museum in london for this addition of witness history. i will bring you important moments from the past as told by the people who were there. in this episode, we are focusing on lgbt history, stories about lesbian, gay and trans people from all over the world. coming up, we hear how ...

history: lgbt special. hello. im ben boulos. thanks forjoining me at the queer british museum in london for this edition of witness history. ill bring you important moments from the past as told by the people who were there. in this episode, were focusing on lgbt history, stories about lesbian, gay and trans people from all over the world. coming up: we hear how lesbian activists broke through bbc security to stage a protest on live tv. plus, the fight for lgbt rights in uganda where b...

Across the uk bringing colder air all the way from iceland, a mixture of sunshine and showers, pushed in on those very brisk winds, particularly frequent showers, Northern Scotland down those north sea coasts, but some further west as well. The winds are going to be very strong and gusty, perhaps touching gale force in Northern Scotland, temperatures struggling to make double figures, 16 in the far south, but everywhere feeling colder in the strong wind. Hello, this is bbc news with ben boulos. ...

plan to this month. the indonesian authorities have sacked the police chief in east java, where one of the worlds worst football stadium disasters happened on saturday. at least 32 children were among 125 people who died in a crush. the police have been widely criticised for using tear—gas on the fans. now on bbc news, witness history. we join celestina olulode in bristol with five important stories from black british history. a warning that this programme contains language that some...

across the uk bringing colder air all the way from iceland, a mixture of sunshine and showers, pushed in on those very brisk winds, particularly frequent showers, northern scotland down those north sea coasts, but some further west as well. the winds are going to be very strong and gusty, perhaps touching gale force in northern scotland, temperatures struggling to make double figures, 16 in the far south, but everywhere feeling colder in the strong wind. hello, this is bbc news with be...