Patna, Dec 12: A Muslim girl from a poor Bihar family selected by Unicef to represent India at the release of its report in London wants to study in a leading university and then educate the poor.
"If my desire to be educated in a top university in India or abroad is fulfilled, I will work for the spread of education among the poor," 14-year old Guriya Khatoon told IANS.
Unicef has selected Khatoon, belonging to a poor Muslim family in a village in Gaya district, about 100 km from here, to represent millions of Indian children at the release of the State of the World's Children 2006 report in London Dec 14.
The girl, the eldest of six brothers and sisters, lives with her mother who works as a labourer to earn a living for the family.
"I will learn many things during my London trip. It will be a dream come true. My friends in the village have asked me to bring some gifts for them," she said here before leaving on her trip.
