I am an empowered woman on the pursuit to change the world. I attend Bell Multicultural High School as an 11th grader. I want to go to school at King's College where I want to major in bioethics and international human rights. I want to open a non-profit similar to The Young Women's Project, where I currently work as a peer advocate. I never want to let a lack of money or knowledge be the reason why someone is denied their pursuit of happiness. We live in a society where many individuals are not aware of their rights, or their potential.

I go to School Without Walls, and I’m a member of the class of 2016. When time comes for me to graduate, I hope to continue on to college, and possibly the military, but with the current presidential campaign’s candidates, the military might not be the best option. I’m thinking about staying local and go to my hometown college, the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) and major in computer science.

I am a junior at Wilson high school and a Peer Advocate at the Young Women's project. I love my job! As a Peer Advocate I get to do really meaningful work while accommodating my school schedule. I strongly support sexual health education and it is awesome to feel like I am making a difference in the world by promoting it. Testifying to OSSE about the sexual education standards was definitely a highlight of my YWP career. Together, we changed the way kids are taught about health.