PhionaвЂ™s goal in school is to become a pediatrician.

Seven of her classmates are friends from the same slum in Katwe as Phiona, two of which are her brothers Brian and Richard. Phiona is currently involved in a well-known secondary boarding school in Kampala, she is in the equivalent of the 10th grade here in the US. The subject of dozens of media stories and a book, вЂњThe Queen of Katwe,вЂќ which is soon to be made into a Disney movie, Phiona is an inspiration to millions, and especially to girls in a nation where girls are particularly marginalized.

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