Period Poverty | Aisha Siddiqui | TEDxYouth@CISDubai

Aisha Siddiqui is a social entrepreneur, educationist and environmentalist; here to talk about the ever-present issue of period poverty. Apart from being an avid debater and public speaker, she is passionate about STEM, aiming to work at the intersection of coding and community; science and society; mathematics and mankind. She is a firm believer in the transformational power of knowledge and believes that every single human being, regardless of wealth, status or geographical standing, has the right to education. This has empowered her to take numerous steps from creating her own E-Learning platform, bridging the education disparity, supporting girls’ education, and advocating the ever-evolving importance of preserving our plant through innovative technologies. Aisha Siddiqui is a 15-year-old social entrepreneur, educationist and environmentalist. Apart from being an avid debater and public speaker, she is passionate about STEM, aiming to work at the intersection of coding and community; science and society; mathematics and mankind. She is a firm believer in the transformational power of knowledge and believes that every single human being, regardless of wealth, status or geographical standing, has the right to education. This has empowered her to take numerous steps from creating her own E-Learning platform, bridging the education disparity, supporting girls’ education, and advocating the ever-evolving importance of preserving our plant through innovative technologies. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx