The room run by sisters above the Madina market in Accra, Ghana, offers a safe space for the girls, which allows them to play and relax apart from the hectic market atmosphere. (GSR photo / Melanie Lidman)
Saturday is the biggest market day of the week at the Madina market in the northeastern part of Accra, the capital of Ghana. (GSR photo / Melanie Lidman)
by GSR Staff
February 25, 2016
"One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world."
- Malala Yousafzai, from I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
See also Q & A with Sr. Angelina Gerharz, founder of Porter Girls Project in Ghana by Melanie Lidman, published on Global Sisters Report