Binta Iliyasu
Nigeria 2014
Binta Iliyasu grew up in northern Nigeria, where she was among the third primary class to ever be established in Bari, Rogo local government area in Kano State. “Education was delayed in getting to our region,” she says. “But my parents were enlightened by the missionaries about its importance, and they risked sending me and other girls to school.” At age 9, as she prepared to write primary boarding school entry exams, the women from her village pressured Iliyasu to give poor answers to the questions. “They tried to brainwash girls against education, but I went ahead and wrote the exams and passed,” she recalls. “I am thankful that my parents’ hearts were turned toward education. They were undaunted.”
They tried to brainwash girls against education, but I went ahead and wrote the exams and passed,” she recalls. “I am thankful that my parents’ hearts were turned toward education. They were undaunted.
Field of Research
To achieve results when I set a goal and to see that I have made an impact gives me great joy. I want my life to be a solution to an existing problem.

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