Every child deserves equal opportunities

Comfort Tetteh once believed, like many in her community, that investing in a daughter’s education was unnecessary since she would eventually marry and leave her family.

The Hunger Project’s Vision, Commitment and Action (VCA) training, alongside our work on gender equality and women’s empowerment, challenged that belief. It reinforced for Comfort that women are just as capable of achieving success when given the opportunity – and it showed her that every child, regardless of gender, deserves equal opportunities.

Seeing a woman lead The Hunger Project’s Ghana country program was, for Comfort, a practical demonstration of our commitment to women’s and girls’ empowerment.

That shift in mindset changed how Comfort raised her own children. Now a Women Empowerment Program animator, she’s began investing in her daughters’ education and vocational training

The results speak for themselves. All four of Comfort’s children have completed their education, with some going on to earn first degrees and master’s degrees.

“Through the VCA trainings, I have come to understand that educating girls is just as important as educating boys. Today, I know that every child deserves equal opportunities.”