In this inspiring story of individual activism, a boy recognizes gender inequality when his sister must stop attending school — and decides to do something about it.Victor is very close to his twin sister, Linesi. But now that they have turned eight years old, she no longer goes to school with him. Instead, Linesi, like the other older girls in their community, walks to the river to get water five times a day, to give their mother more time for farming. Victor knows this is the way it has always been. But he has begun learning about equality at school, and his teacher has asked the class to consider whether boys and girls are treated equally. Though he never thought about it before, Victor realizes they’re not. And it’s not fair to his sister. So Victor comes up with a plan to help.
- ISBN: 9781525302497
- Published: 2021 , Kids Can Press
- Themes: gender inequality, Siblings, Social Activism
- Descriptors: Africa, Biography - Autobiography- Memoir, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Malawi
- No. of pages: 32