in the united states, and her whole village collected money to fund her journey. she promised all of her supporters that she would someday return home, and in 2009, she did just that. she built the kakenya center for excellence back home in her village, the area s first primary school for girls. today, 155 students attend the school and they all have one thing in common, aside from being girls. their parents have all agreed not to subject them to cutting or early marriage. with uniforms, three meals a day, books, and small class sizes, big dreams take hold. listen to her, watch her work, because her courage is contagious. it happens outside. men and women all witnessing you. you re not supposed to cry because brave women don t cry. i avoided the ceremony as far as i could.
i am so honored to be able to tell you a little bit about our next hero. she was born in a maasai village in kenya where she was engaged to be married at the age of 5. it is custom there for young women to undergo fgm, cutting, by the time they are teenagers. which also marks the end of a girl s education and the beginning of their preparation for marriage. this was to be kakenya ntaiya s future as well, until she took matters into her own hands. she negotiated a deal with her father, agreeing to undergo fgm in exchange for being allowed to complete high school. after completing high school, she did as no other girl from her village has ever done. she left kenya to go to college in the united states, and her whole village collected money to fund her journey. she promised all of her supporters that she would
i am so honored to be able to tell you a little bit about our next hero. she was born in a maasai village in kenya where she was engaged to be married at the age of 5. it is custom there for young women to undergo fgm, cutting, by the time they are teenagers. which also marks the end of a girl s education and the beginning of their preparation for marriage. this was to be kakenya ntaiya s future as well, until she took matters into her own hands. she negotiated a deal with her father, agreeing to undergo fgm in exchange for being allowed to complete high school. after completing high school, she did as no other girl from her village has ever done. she left kenya to go to college in the united states, and her whole village collected money to fund her journey. she promised all of her supporters that she would
someday return home, and in 2009, she did just that. she built the kakenya center for excellence back home in her village, the area s first primary school for girls. today, 155 students attend the school and they all have one thing in common, aside from being girls. their parents have all agreed not to subject them to cutting or early marriage. with uniforms, three meals a day, books, and small class sizes, big dreams take hold. listen to her, watch her work, because her courage is contagious. it happens outside. men and women all witnessing you. you re not supposed to cry because brave women don t cry. i avoided the ceremony as far as i could. when i knew that it was going to happen, i had to face my dad and say i would only go through the