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The Feminist Activist Behind Paper Crown Institute

By:Maria Iotova

Katie Carlson is the founder behind Paper Crown Institute, a Rwandan NGO focused on transforming the ways young people think of gender norms.

The Woman on a Mission to Paddle the Nile River

By:Jenna Kunze

Meet the woman who is attempting to be the first woman to paddle down the Nile River from Rwanda to Egypt on this record-breaking journey.