In Monrovia, Liberia, there is a school named Victory Chapel School. It holds both male and female students, who are clothed in royal blue uniforms. It is like many other schools except for the big white fenced compound standing off to the side. In the compound are hundreds of Indian female peacekeepers, dressed in a navy blue combat uniform, black boots, a UN official cap, topped off with an A-K 47 at their sides. They are the first all female UN police force in history. The roles of these peacekeepers are to protect the president on Capitol Hill, though during the time when they are not protecting the president they are located in Liberia training and also helping out the teachers at the school. They also help provide the children with medicine, give them lessons on how to do Indian dances, show them how to use computers, and teach them how to use self defense. As these Indian women are doing these things for the children, they are also providing inspiration and a special message. The principle of the school said, “It has made the girls to believe that they are not just people who sit at home, they are people to get out there”. One of the students that attend Victory Chapel School almost decided to become one of the peacekeepers, but changed her mind once she was introduced to dancing and music, she finally decided to become a musician. I definitely like this article; it shows people that women are able to do anything a man can do, that they are just as important as any other person. I believe that more people need to see this.
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