Kakenya Ntaiya: A girl who demanded school
Какенья Нтайя: Дівчина, котра вимагала школи.
Kakenya Ntaiya refused to accept the continued oppression of women in her Maasai village -- so she built a school that's shifting gender expectations in her community. Full bio
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щойно досягну статевої зрілості.
приносила воду та дрова.
що жінки або дівчата масаї
і моїм братам та сестрам, що
але я їх обожнювала.
чого не робила більшість дівчат.
яка не пройшла церемонію.
мої сестри та кілька інших дівчат.
старим іржавим ножем,
Це було досить привабливо.
і мені це дуже подобалось.
вказують, яким має бути моє майбутнє.
документи у навчальний заклад,
отримала можливість навчатися,
Ми не можемо цього дозволити".
підтримати мене у поїздці до Америки?"
була торгувати частиною свого тіла,
було право володіти майном,
щоб закінчити наукову роботу,
Що вам потрібно?"
насправді потрібна школа для дівчат".
з дівчат з тієї школи.
ніколи не будуть обрізані.
у віці 12 років.
досягають своїх мрій.
однієї дівчинки, однієї сім'ї,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Kakenya Ntaiya - Educator and activistKakenya Ntaiya refused to accept the continued oppression of women in her Maasai village -- so she built a school that's shifting gender expectations in her community.
Why you should listen
Kakenya Ntaiya was set to follow the traditional path of girls born in the small village of Enoosaen, Kenya. Engaged at the age of 5, she was to participate in a female circumcision ceremony as a young teenager and then be married. But she had a different plan. First, she negotiated with her father and willingly agree to be circumcised -- only if he would allow her to finish high school. Later, when she was accepted to Randolph-Macon Women's College in Viriginia, she negotiated with her village elders to do what no girl had ever done before: leave her village to go to college in the United States.
She didn’t leave forever, though. Deeply proud of her heritage and of her community, Ntaiya returned to the village after school and worked with her elders to establish a school for girls there. The Kakenya Center for Excellence was established in 2009 with 32 students. A primary grade boarding school just for girls, the curriculum focuses on academics, leadership and female empowerment, along with cultural preservation and life skills. While families that can afford tuition do, Ntaiya also works with donors to provide scholarships for others.
In addition to her work with the school, Ntaiya is also a National Geographic emerging explorer.
Kakenya Ntaiya | Speaker | TED.com