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Jayshree Janu Kharpade of India was taken out of school at 7 years old so that she could raise her four younger brothers and contribute to her parents’ labor at a brick kiln site.

In 1998, the village of Keur Simbara, was among the first communities in Senegal to publicly abandon female genital cutting (FGC) and child marriage, traditions that had been practiced for centuries.

In I COULD TELL YOU ’BOUT MY LIFE, Michael Martin recounts the events that led to his incarceration at Rikers Island Penitentiary at the age of 17.

In this BYkids short documentary, 13-year-old Ndèye Fatou Fall from Senegal explores her village’s shift away from female genital cutting and child marriage

In this BYkids short documentary, 17-year-old Michael Martin recounts his time on Rikers Island and reflects on the choices that led him there.