Emaculate Oscar

Emaculate is a 17 year-old girl raised by a single parent in Jumpha village, Traditional Authority Mkukula, Dowa district, Malawi. She is currently studying at Bzyanzi Secondary School and is passionate about making a change in the lives of girls. Many girls in her community are forced to drop out of school due to poverty, which puts them at risk of child marriage. To help sustain girls' education, she leads a club established by Teams Advancing WOmen in Agriculture (TAWINA) to support girls' literacy and raise awareness of the issues affecting girls.

In 2018 Emaculate became the youngest ever recipient of an award from Southern Africa AIDS Trust.

One action Emaculate would like everyone to take:

“Most of the time, voices of girls of my age are not heard in the community. We are not given a full chance to act or voice our views on issues affecting us. With resources, we could advocate for our participation in high level meetings like Area Development Committees and advocate for a change.”