Goats and Soda

CaiRollers members play against each other on the handball courts of the Cairo International Stadium. Marwa Sameer Morgan for NPR hide caption

Ye Haiyan is the activist known as "Hooligan Sparrow" — and the subject of a new documentary about her efforts to gain justice for six schoolgirls who'd allegedly been sexually assaulted by their principal. Courtesy of Hooligan Sparrow hide caption

Soccer buddies Lahis Maria Ramos Veras and Milena Medeiros dos Santos don't let taunts from boys keep them from playing. Lianne Milton for NPR hide caption

Fatmeh, a Syrian refugee, lives in a makeshift shelter in Lebanon. She who works in the fields up to 14 hours a day — and wishes she could be back in school. Dalia Khamissy for NPR hide caption

Eunice, pictured above, is one of the workshop participants: "Today I learned a girl can do anything — that a boy and girl are equal, no one is more special, and I am happy about it. I am happy that the new things I learned today [are] to be confident and be powerful." Mercy/Too Young To Wed/Samburu Girls Foundation hide caption

Zia Simpson, a student and sales assistant in Cape Town, says even her father tells her to tame her Afro. "That generation fought against apartheid, but they still carry around the mentality that green eyes look better on a person, that straight hair looks better on a person." Alan Greenblatt for NPR hide caption

A sexual assault victim in India used this dragon Snapchat filter to protect her identity while telling her story to a journalist. Hindustan Times hide caption

The runners in Project Kirotshe take off through forested mountains. For participating in the club, they each get a stipend to pay school fees. Daniel Socha for NPR hide caption

Girls from India's Dawoodi Bohra Muslim gather outside their mosque in Mumbai. The sect has more than a million followers worldwide. Punit Paranjpe /AFP/Getty Images hide caption

Eric Aniva told the BBC that he was hired by families to have sex with more than 100 young women, including children, in what was described as "ritual cleansing." Eldson Chagara/AP hide caption

In the "Shoulder to Cry On" program, grandmothers keep an eye on the well-being of children in the community. UNICEF/Youtube hide caption

Girl Up activists pose during their leadership summit in Washington, D.C. Top row, left to right: Keza Latifah Mashenge, Fiona Adams, Nehal Jain, Sarah Gulley. Second row: Kyung Mi Lee, Sarah Hesterman, Janice Catherine Yang. Kristin Adair/NPR hide caption

Evelyn Sokpo (from left), 12; Sankay Diallo, 13; and Rita Swen, 13. Clair MacDougall for NPR hide caption

Students from the Sekenani Girls Secondary School gather outside their dormitory after lunch. The new school is the first high school for girls in the Maasai region. Harriet Constable for NPR hide caption

Bollywood actors Sooraj Pancholi (left) and Athiya Shetty perform during a promotional event in Mumbai for the film Hero. STR/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

Woinshet Zebene Negash stands with actress Maria Bello at Half the Sky Live, an International Women's Day Event in 2010. Martin Roe/via Getty Images hide caption

These guards patrol a park in the Pakistani city of Gujranwala to make sure there's no sexual harassment of women. If they have to, they'll deliver a sharp tap to an offender with that stick. From left: Mohammed Sayed, Mohammed Faisal and Amir Hussein. Philip Reeves/NPR hide caption

It's a three-hour class, once a week for 15 weeks. A mentor (center) leads the teen boys in a discussion. Equal Community Foundation hide caption

Lala (center) and Milena (left) would like to see more incentives for young girls to take up soccer. Lianne Milton for NPR hide caption