Amina Yusuf was one of five girls selected to join Malala Yousafzai when she accepted her Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo. Amina, 18, received a scholarship from the Center for Girls’ Education, Population and Reproductive Health Initiative,  a collaboration between The Bixby Centre, University of California, Berkeley and the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria. She’s now a mentor at the centre and is on an unstoppable mission to make sure all girls get the same opportunities as her, especially when it comes to education.

When we met Amina, she laughed and pointed out that the fact that we were talking to her shows the huge progress that’s been made for girls already. We’re inclined to agree – here’s Amina’s story in her own words.