Kakenya Ntaiya
Founder & President | Empowering Girls Through Education in Kenya
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Dr. Kakenya Ntaiya is the founder and president of Kakenya's Dream, an international nonprofit organization leveraging education to empower girls, end harmful traditional practices, and transform communities in rural Kenya.
A trailblazer for girls' rights, Ntaiya's own journey included negotiating with her father to complete high school and college, becoming the first woman in her village to get a PhD. She now dedicates her work to ensuring other girls in Kenya have the opportunity to pursue their dreams through access to quality education and leadership development.
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Empower a girl, transform a community
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.
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