I am here today because someone mentored me

Ms Sarah Cooke commends Tanzania for making notable progress in tackling gender inequality. PHOTO | FILE

What you need to know:

  • When I was a girl, I remember watching the BBC news coverage of the famine in Ethiopia in 1984. I remember thinking how lucky I was to be growing up in the UK, with enough food to eat and the chance to go to school. I realised then that I wanted to help others around the world have the same opportunities that I did.