only go through the cutting if he let me go back to school. it was done in the morning using a very old, rusty knife with no anesthesia. i can never forget that day. eventually, i was the first girl in my community to go to college in the u.s. i am kakenya ntaiya and i returned to my village to start a school for girls so they too can achieve their full potential. when girls start at school they are very shy but over time you see them grow. they are treated very well. it is the most exciting thing. our work is about empowering the girls. these girls say no to being cut and dream of becoming lawyers, teachers, doctors. my daughter will do better than my son. i came back so the girls in my