As part of Oxfam’s commitment to championing equal access to education, Jessy is one of many young girls around the world supported by an Oxfam funded scholarship programme, so they get the education they deserve. But like so many other girls, Jessy’s education wasn’t always so secure.
“I have been affected by climate change. I failed to go to school because my parents couldn’t pay school fees every time crops did not do well. I want to show the doubters the impact of climate change in my country. People in Nsanje District are displaced by flooding every year. Teachers cannot teach because they are thinking about their destroyed homes and what they are going to feed their children.”
Now, Jessy is confident enough to speak up about climate change on a global stage and make her community’s challenges heard.
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