... challenging. Men control everything.” (Toner,
CNN). This shows how much passion Kakenya had
to stop this immorality. Being able to convince
various males to do something that is not a part of
the sexist ways ingrained within their culture is
an immensely difficult task, yet Ntaiya, a woman,
was able to achieve it. Through this political
support, she was able to have her entire tribe
behind her. She, herself, became a trusted
individual for the majority of her tribe. (Toner,
CNN). Due to this, she was able to work smoothly
within her Maasai tribe. She was also able to
erase various sexist stigmas, including the
stigma against women’s education. In all,
through convincing political leaders she was
able to gain the trust of her entire tribe and build
her school for girls without any unnecessary
barriers.
“You educate a man; you educate a man. You
educate
a
woman;
you
Brigham Young
Finally, Ntaiya has worked within the
educational realm in order to further her mission
in ending gender inequality in education.
Kakenya built a school in which she called
Kakenya’s Center for Excellence (Ntaiya,
Kakenya’s Dream). This school allows Maasai
girls with a passion for education to thrive in a
safe learning environment. This school also
allows Maasai girls to understand their rights
and what they have the ability to do within their
lives. In an interview Kakenya ...
... said, “It [Kakenya’s Center for Excellence]
is all about empowering these girls.” (Toner,
CNN). This shows how Kakenya’s school for
girls is leading towards the minimization of
sexist ways within the Maasai region.
Through this school she has been able to
extent the learning period for countless
Maasai girls. This means that girls throughout
the Maasai region have a chance in becoming
potential teachers, lawyers, and doctors. This
school gives Maasai girls an immense amount
of hope. It also gives Kakenya Ntaiya hope, for
it is potentially her greatest achievement in
her fight against gender inequality in
education. In all, through building Kakenya’s
Center for Excellence, Kakenya has been able
to help gender inequality education in an
extremely effective way.
"Educating girls is one of the most powerful tools
to prevent child marriage"
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Overall, Kakenya Ntaiya’s endless fight
against gender inequality in education is
truly remarkable, for the amount of effort she
has put into this mission has been absolutely
sensational. Kakenya said in an interview,
educate comes on a silver plate. You have to
a
generation.”
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“Nothing
work hard for it.”(Toner, CNN). This
exemplifies her utter passion and drive in
allowing girls to receive their rightful
education. Her work is allowing this change to
not only affect Maasai girls, but girls around
the world. Her pure passion is inspiring others
to make a change. Kakenya Ntaiya is one truly
remarkable person who is allowing the world
to be a better, more equal place.
LINK TO DOCUMENTARY:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8cNxK
62FrI&feature=youtu.be