Tigist, a young teacher, is making gender equality through education a reality in Ethiopia (A UNESCO Feature)

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - As a young girl growing up in rural Seydebir in Semien Shewa, Ethiopia, Tigist had to walk for an hour to go to school,  walking with her brother every day hiking uphill and downhill and crossing a river under the sun’s heat to reach the school