Giving Compass' Take:

• Global Citizen profiles a 9-year-old girl from Kenya named Sheillah Sheldone Charles, who draws portraits of women she admires in order to help her family and raise awareness about gender equality.

• Charles' story is inspiring, especially since she is trying to make a difference in a country struggling women's rights. How can we live up to her creative activism, empowering women and girls around the world through education?

• Development experts warn that we will make no progress without gender equality.

At the age of 9, Sheillah Sheldone Charles is already a global citizen and is using her art to make an impact.

"I draw women because they suffer a lot," the young Kenyan girl said in a video by the BBC. She added that she's seen her mom, who recently had an operation and was in pain, and that she also draws women because they are "the most important people in our families."

Women across the globe face the uphill battle of securing their equal rights. In Kenya, in particular, women are underrepresented in decision-making positions, and have less access to education, land, and employment, according to USAID.

Voices like Sheldone Charles' help shift this narrative toward gender equality by elevating women and the struggles they face.

Charles began making art at the age of 5 and, with the support of her mother, has had the chance to nurture her talent.

Despite her young age, Charles has already created many incredible works of art — her favorite is a portrait of a lion, a major tourist attraction in Kenya. She has even designed work for Kenya's president, Uhuru Kenyatta.

Read the full article about the young Kenyan artist drawing women to show empowerment by Sophie Maes at Global Citizen.