Pearl Ibeanusi: Finding her village—and elevating her community

Every morning, Pearl Ibeanusi would wake up at 4 a.m., hoist a pan of plantains onto her head, and walk the streets of her rural village in Nigeria calling, “Buy plantains for breakfast,” until all her wares were gone. She was 8 years old. Afterward, Ibeanusi would get her five siblings ready for school, go …