In 2012, actress and activist Mia Farrow crossed from Rwanda into North Kivu, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The region was lawless and very dangerous, especially for women and girls. Families got by however they could, and men and children worked in the gold mines.

There she met the girl in these photographs. The girl wasn't sure how old she was, but she had a baby and a plan. She wanted to become a seamstress and earn enough to give her child a better life. The one thing standing in her way was a sewing machine.

Before Mia left, she gave money to an older woman the girl seemed to be living with, so the girl could buy one. Mia could only hope it happened.

The two photographs are 20x16 metal prints. Mia will write a personal note to the winning bidder.

Mia never found out how that story ended. The 28 young mothers who wrote Still, I Rise, the book we're launching in the U.S. tonight, are telling theirs themselves. All of them are part of CFK's Funzo Project, which helps teen mothers in Kenya's slums finish high school or find a path to a job. The book was edited by Siama Yusuf, who leads CFK's work with girls and young women, and Charlotte Barcott, a student at Myers Park High School right here in Charlotte. Your bid helps more young mothers finish school and find work, so they can take care of themselves and their children without having to leave it to hope.