Uploaded October 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Girls at the Arlington Academy of Hope in Uganda performed this poem in September 2017. The group is led by Esther, a 2017 Mentor Breakfast honoree.

Read the text of the poem: medium.com/@shesthefirst/to-be-born-a-girl-4d336bbba629

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Filmed by Kate Lord