By Lisa Goddard
Special Correspondent for Sun Sentinel
Leah shows off the beautiful 'Brightness of Life' bracelets that she's been selling.
While preparing for her bat mitzvah this past year, 12-year-old Leah Wiser of Boca Raton decided she wanted to get involved in a program that would benefit others.
Her twin sister Rebecca was also planning a service-related project, but Leah wanted her endeavor to be her own.
Through her mother, Corin Wiser, Leah learned about Give a Girl a Chance, a program of Feminenza International that got its start in 2006 and has since raised more than $1,000 to help women in Africa become educated and escape devastating circumstances.
“I knew that I wanted to help girls in Africa, and when I heard about this, I knew it was the perfect way,” Leah said. “The girls there don’t have the privileges we have; they’re abused and neglected by their parents and sold off to strangers to be married in exchange for cows. I couldn’t sit in America not helping these girls.”
To raise funds, Leah has sold Brightness of Life bracelets, brightly colored bangles made of natural resources by African women.
