Name: Empower a girl, transform a community
Uploaded: 2019-04-15T15:17:34Z
Duration: 12 min 21 s
Description: Kakenya Ntaiya turned her dream of getting an education into a movement to empower vulnerable girls and bring an end to harmful traditional practices in Kenya. Meet two students at the Kakenya Center for Excellence, a school where girls can live and study safely -- and uplift their community along the way. "When you empower a girl, you transform a community," Ntaiya says.

Kakenya Ntaiya turned her dream of getting an education into a movement to empower vulnerable girls and bring an end to harmful traditional practices in Kenya. Meet two students at the Kakenya Center for Excellence, a school where girls can live and study safely -- and uplift their community along the way. "When you empower a girl, you transform a community," Ntaiya says.

Kakenya Ntaiya: Empower a girl, transform a community

Empower a girl, transform a community

Empowering girls in rural Kenya, a school becomes a beacon, challenging FGM and early marriage, transforming community norms.

A single girl's determination becomes a catalyst for change, leveraging education to challenge deeply rooted cultural practices.

Through education and community engagement, a movement forms, uplifting girls and redefining futures away from child marriage.