Sparked by witnessing friends having to discontinue their education due to financial difficulties, the author started providing free tutoring classes out of their home to help classmates continue their schooling. Over four months of tutoring 12 students, the author realized the power of human connections to inspire change and greater understanding. Seeing the students' success on their high school results motivated the author to expand the initiative. They now work with 13 volunteers to provide free tutoring to over 150 girls in grades 6 through 10 for the past three years. The experience taught the author about giving back and pushing themselves to do more for others.

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Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal
growth and a new understanding of yourself or others.
I spend all my days and nights looking for a purpose in life and though I might be 20, I feel
the burden of not giving back to life after everything I have been blessed with. In early years,
several financial reforms led to abnormal tuition fee hikes at international schools. Students,
especially girls in Saudi Arabia were forced to discontinue their studies because it was
difficult for them compensate against the heavy educational fee of the education. I also had to
change my school.
Despite the drastic transition, I felt lucky to be enrolled In a school, whereas, my
friends had to discontinue their studies. I was devastated when few of them had to move back
home to get married. Girls at this age are supposed to be having fun and enjoying their lives
but they found themselves in the clutches of social norms. I felt that I should take a stand
against this heinous practice and encourage parents to provide education to their daughters.
I set up private classes at my home where I started providing free tuitions to twelve of
my classmates, who were not able to attend school. Throughout the course of four months, I
felt like I was on a high. As I spent time teaching them, I realized the power of personal
human connections to not only inspire change, but also to enhance greater understanding for
people. Their impressive high school results provided me the motivation to continue this
work. I faced criticism, especially from my father, who has never supported me in pursuing
education. During the next academic year, I joined hands with a few volunteers to provide
free tuition to girls from grade 6 to grade 10. The initiative proved successful, and is now in
its third year of operation, and has 13 girl volunteers who provide free tuitions to more than
150 girls.
Moreover, I have established a crowdfunding platform, where girls pool their savings
and can utilize lump sum amounts to pursue their interests openly. I have realized that despite

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having chosen to take this initiative, I haven't even given the girls half of what they've given
to me. And that makes me want to push myself even more and do more for the betterment of
needy people.