A girl who demanded school - Kakenya Ntaiya
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there's a group of people in Kenya
there's a group of people in Kenya
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people cross oceans to go see them these
people cross oceans to go see them these
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people are tall they jump high they wear
people are tall they jump high they wear
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and they kill Lions you might be
and they kill Lions you might be
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wondering who are these people these are
wondering who are these people these are
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mass you know what's cool I'm actually
mass you know what's cool I'm actually
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them the Mas is the boys are brought up
them the Mas is the boys are brought up
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to be Warriors the girls are brought up
to be Warriors the girls are brought up
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to be
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mothers when I was 5 years
mothers when I was 5 years
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old I found out that I was engaged to be
old I found out that I was engaged to be
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married as soon as I reached puberty
married as soon as I reached puberty
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my mother my grandmother my aunties they
my mother my grandmother my aunties they
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constantly reminded me that your husband
constantly reminded me that your husband
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by cool yeah
by cool yeah
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um and everything I had to do from that
um and everything I had to do from that
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moment was to prepare me to be a perfect
moment was to prepare me to be a perfect
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woman at age
woman at age
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12 my day started at 5: in the morning
12 my day started at 5: in the morning
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milking the cows sweeping the house
milking the cows sweeping the house
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cooking for my siblings collecting water
cooking for my siblings collecting water
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firewood I did everything that I needed
firewood I did everything that I needed
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to do to become a perfect
to do to become a perfect
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wife I went to school not because the
wife I went to school not because the
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massise women or girls were going to
massise women or girls were going to
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school it's because my mother was denied
school it's because my mother was denied
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an education and she constantly reminded
an education and she constantly reminded
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me and my siblings that she never wanted
me and my siblings that she never wanted
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us to live the life she was
us to live the life she was
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living why did she say that my father
living why did she say that my father
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worked as a policeman in the city
worked as a policeman in the city
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he came home once a year we didn't see
he came home once a year we didn't see
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him for sometimes even 2 years and
him for sometimes even 2 years and
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whenever he came home it was a different
whenever he came home it was a different
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case my mother worked hard in the farm
case my mother worked hard in the farm
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to grow crops so that we can eat she
to grow crops so that we can eat she
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read the cows and the goats so that she
read the cows and the goats so that she
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can care for us but when my father came
can care for us but when my father came
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he would sell the cows he would sell the
he would sell the cows he would sell the
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the products we had and he went and
the products we had and he went and
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drinked with his friends in in the bus
drinked with his friends in in the bus
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because my mother was a woman she was
because my mother was a woman she was
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not allowed to own any property and by
not allowed to own any property and by
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default everything in my family anyway
default everything in my family anyway
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belonged to my father so he had the
belonged to my father so he had the
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right and if my mother ever questioned
right and if my mother ever questioned
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him she beat her abused her and really
him she beat her abused her and really
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it was
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difficult when I went to school I had a
difficult when I went to school I had a
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dream I wanted to become a teacher
dream I wanted to become a teacher
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teachers looked nice they were nice
teachers looked nice they were nice
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dresses high heel shoes I found out
dresses high heel shoes I found out
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later that they're uncomfortable but I
later that they're uncomfortable but I
admired
admired
admired
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but most of all the teacher was just
but most of all the teacher was just
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writing in the board not hard work
writing in the board not hard work
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that's what I thought uh compared to
that's what I thought uh compared to
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what I was doing in the farm so I wanted
what I was doing in the farm so I wanted
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to become a teacher I worked hard in
to become a teacher I worked hard in
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school but when I was in eighth grade it
school but when I was in eighth grade it
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was a determining factor in our
was a determining factor in our
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tradition there's a ceremony that girls
tradition there's a ceremony that girls
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have to undergo to become women and it's
have to undergo to become women and it's
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a right of passage to
a right of passage to
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Womanhood and then I was just finishing
Womanhood and then I was just finishing
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my eth grade and that was a transition
my eth grade and that was a transition
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for me to go to high school this was the
for me to go to high school this was the
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crossroad once I go through this
crossroad once I go through this
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tradition I was going to become a wife
tradition I was going to become a wife
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well my dream of becoming a teacher will
well my dream of becoming a teacher will
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not come to pass so I talk I had to come
not come to pass so I talk I had to come
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up with a plan to figure these things
up with a plan to figure these things
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out I talked to my father I did
out I talked to my father I did
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something that most girls have never
something that most girls have never
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done I told my father I will only go
done I told my father I will only go
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through this ceremony if you let me go
through this ceremony if you let me go
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back to school the reason why if I ran
back to school the reason why if I ran
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away my father will have a stigma uh
away my father will have a stigma uh
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people will be calling him the father of
people will be calling him the father of
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that girl who didn't go through the
that girl who didn't go through the
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ceremony it was a shameful thing for him
ceremony it was a shameful thing for him
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to carry the rest of his life so he
to carry the rest of his life so he
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figured out well he said okay we'll go
figured out well he said okay we'll go
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to you'll go to school after the
to you'll go to school after the
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ceremony I did the ceremony happened
ceremony I did the ceremony happened
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it's a whole week long of
it's a whole week long of
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excitements uh it's a ceremony people
excitements uh it's a ceremony people
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are enjoying and the day before the
are enjoying and the day before the
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actual ceremony happened we were dancing
actual ceremony happened we were dancing
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having excitement and through all the
having excitement and through all the
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night we we did not sleep the actual day
night we we did not sleep the actual day
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came and we walk out of the house that
came and we walk out of the house that
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we were dancing as we dance and dance we
we were dancing as we dance and dance we
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walked out to the courtyard and there
walked out to the courtyard and there
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were a bunch of people waiting they were
were a bunch of people waiting they were
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all in a circle and as we dance and
all in a circle and as we dance and
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dance and we approached this circle of
dance and we approached this circle of
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women men women children everybody was
women men women children everybody was
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there there was a woman sitting in the
there there was a woman sitting in the
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middle of it and this woman was waiting
middle of it and this woman was waiting
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to hold
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us I was the first they were my sisters
us I was the first they were my sisters
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and a couple of other girls and as I
and a couple of other girls and as I
approached
approached
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her she looked at me and I sat down and
her she looked at me and I sat down and
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I sat down and I opened my legs as I
I sat down and I opened my legs as I
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opened my leg another woman came and
opened my leg another woman came and
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this woman was carrying a
this woman was carrying a
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knife and as she Carri the knife she
knife and as she Carri the knife she
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walked toward me and she held my the
walked toward me and she held my the
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clitories and she cut it off
clitories and she cut it off
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as you can imagine I bled I
as you can imagine I bled I
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bled after bleeding for a while I
bled after bleeding for a while I
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thereafter it's something that so many
thereafter it's something that so many
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girls I'm lucky I never died but many
girls I'm lucky I never died but many
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die it's practice it's no Anastasia it's
die it's practice it's no Anastasia it's
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a rusty old
a rusty old
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knife and it was
knife and it was
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difficult I was lucky because one also
difficult I was lucky because one also
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my mom did something that most most
my mom did something that most most
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women don't do 3 days later after
women don't do 3 days later after
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everybody has left the home my mom went
everybody has left the home my mom went
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and brought a nurse we were taken care
and brought a nurse we were taken care
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of 3 weeks later I was healed and I was
of 3 weeks later I was healed and I was
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back in high
back in high
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school I was so determined to be a
school I was so determined to be a
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teacher now so that I can make a
teacher now so that I can make a
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difference in my
difference in my
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family well while I was in high school
family well while I was in high school
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something happened I met a young
something happened I met a young
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gentleman from our village who had been
gentleman from our village who had been
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to the University of Oregon this man was
to the University of Oregon this man was
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wearing white T-shirt jeans um
wearing white T-shirt jeans um
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camera um white sneakers and I'm talking
camera um white sneakers and I'm talking
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about white sneakers there's something
about white sneakers there's something
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about clothes I think um and shoes I'm
about clothes I think um and shoes I'm
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talking about sneakers and this is in a
talking about sneakers and this is in a
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village that doesn't even have paved
village that doesn't even have paved
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roads it was quite
roads it was quite
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attractive I told him well um I want to
attractive I told him well um I want to
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go to where you are cuz this man looked
go to where you are cuz this man looked
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very happy and I admired that and he
very happy and I admired that and he
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told told me well what do you mean you
told told me well what do you mean you
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want to go don't you have a husband
want to go don't you have a husband
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waiting for you and I told him don't
waiting for you and I told him don't
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worry about that part just tell me how
worry about that part just tell me how
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to get
to get
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there this gentleman he helped me while
there this gentleman he helped me while
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I was in high school also my dad was
I was in high school also my dad was
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sick he got struck and he was really
sick he got struck and he was really
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really sick so he really couldn't tell
really sick so he really couldn't tell
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me what to do next but the problem is my
me what to do next but the problem is my
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father is not the only father I have
father is not the only father I have
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everybody who is my dad's age male in
everybody who is my dad's age male in
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the commun Community is my father by
the commun Community is my father by
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default my uncles all of them and they
default my uncles all of them and they
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dictate what my future
dictate what my future
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is so the news came I applied to school
is so the news came I applied to school
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and I was accepted to Rand of mean
and I was accepted to Rand of mean
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women's college in Lynchburg
women's college in Lynchburg
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Virginia and I I couldn't come uh
Virginia and I I couldn't come uh
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without the support of the village cuz I
without the support of the village cuz I
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needed to raise money to buy the air
needed to raise money to buy the air
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ticket I got a scholarship but I needed
ticket I got a scholarship but I needed
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to get myself
to get myself
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here but I needed the support of the
here but I needed the support of the
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village and here again when when the man
village and here again when when the man
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had an the people had that a woman had
had an the people had that a woman had
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gotten us an opportunity to go to school
gotten us an opportunity to go to school
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they said what a lost opportunity this
they said what a lost opportunity this
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should have been given to a boy we can't
should have been given to a boy we can't
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do this so I went back and I I had go
do this so I went back and I I had go
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back to the tradition there's a believe
back to the tradition there's a believe
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in among our people that morning brings
in among our people that morning brings
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good news so I had to come up with
good news so I had to come up with
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something to do with the morning because
something to do with the morning because
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there's good news in the
there's good news in the
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morning and in the village also there's
morning and in the village also there's
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one Chief or an elder who has if he says
one Chief or an elder who has if he says
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yes everybody will follow him so I went
yes everybody will follow him so I went
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to him very early in the morning as the
to him very early in the morning as the
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sun rise the first thing he is when he
sun rise the first thing he is when he
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WS opens his door he's it's me my child
WS opens his door he's it's me my child
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what are you doing here well Dad I need
what are you doing here well Dad I need
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help can you support me to go to America
help can you support me to go to America
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I promised him that I'll be the best
I promised him that I'll be the best
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girl I will come back anything they
girl I will come back anything they
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wanted after that I will do it for
wanted after that I will do it for
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them he said well but I can't do it
them he said well but I can't do it
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alone he gave me a list of other 15 men
alone he gave me a list of other 15 men
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that I went 16 more men every single
that I went 16 more men every single
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morning I went and visited them they all
morning I went and visited them they all
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came together the village the women the
came together the village the women the
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men everybody came together to support
men everybody came together to support
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me to come to get an education I arrived
me to come to get an education I arrived
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in America as you can imagine what did I
in America as you can imagine what did I
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find I found
find I found
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snow I I found Walmarts the vacuum
snow I I found Walmarts the vacuum
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cleaners and lots of food in the
cleaners and lots of food in the
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cafeteria I was in a Land of
cafeteria I was in a Land of
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Plenty I enjoyed
Plenty I enjoyed
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myself but during that moment while I
myself but during that moment while I
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was here I discovered a lot a lot of
was here I discovered a lot a lot of
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things I learned that that ceremony that
things I learned that that ceremony that
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I went through when I was 13 years old
I went through when I was 13 years old
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it was called female genital
it was called female genital
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mutilation I learned that it was against
mutilation I learned that it was against
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the law in Kenya I learned that I did
the law in Kenya I learned that I did
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not have to trade part of my body to get
not have to trade part of my body to get
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an education I had a right and as we
an education I had a right and as we
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speak right now three million girls in
speak right now three million girls in
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Africa are at risk of undergoing through
Africa are at risk of undergoing through
this
this
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mutilation I learned that my mom had a
mutilation I learned that my mom had a
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right to own property I learned that she
right to own property I learned that she
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did not have to be abused because she is
did not have to be abused because she is
a
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woman those things made me angry I
woman those things made me angry I
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wanted to do something as I went back
wanted to do something as I went back
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every time I went I found that my
every time I went I found that my
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neighbor's girls were getting married
neighbor's girls were getting married
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they were getting mutilated and here
they were getting mutilated and here
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after I graduated from here working I
after I graduated from here working I
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worked at the UN I went back to school
worked at the UN I went back to school
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to get my graduate work the constant Cry
to get my graduate work the constant Cry
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of these girls was on my face I had to
of these girls was on my face I had to
do
do
do
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something as I went back I started
something as I went back I started
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talking to the men to the village and
talking to the men to the village and
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and mothers and I said I want to give
and mothers and I said I want to give
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back the way I had promised you that I
back the way I had promised you that I
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would come back and help you what do you
would come back and help you what do you
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need as I speak to the women they told
need as I speak to the women they told
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me you know what we need we really need
me you know what we need we really need
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a school for girls because they had not
a school for girls because they had not
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be any school for girls and the reason
be any school for girls and the reason
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they wanted the School for Girls is
they wanted the School for Girls is
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because when a girl is raped when she's
because when a girl is raped when she's
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walking to school the mother is blamed
walking to school the mother is blamed
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for that if she got
for that if she got
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pregnant before she got married the
pregnant before she got married the
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mother is blamed for her and she's
mother is blamed for her and she's
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punished she's beaten they said we
punished she's beaten they said we
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wanted to put our girls in a safe
wanted to put our girls in a safe
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place as we moved and I went to talk to
place as we moved and I went to talk to
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the fathers the fathers of course you
the fathers the fathers of course you
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can imagine what they said we want a
can imagine what they said we want a
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school for boys and I said well there
school for boys and I said well there
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are a couple of men from my Village who
are a couple of men from my Village who
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have been out and they have got an
have been out and they have got an
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education why can they build a school
education why can they build a school
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for boys and I'll build a school for
for boys and I'll build a school for
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girls that made sense and they
girls that made sense and they
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agreed and I told them I wanted them to
agreed and I told them I wanted them to
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show me a sign of
show me a sign of
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commitment and they did they donated
commitment and they did they donated
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land where we built the girl school we
land where we built the girl school we
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have I wanted to meet one of the girls
have I wanted to meet one of the girls
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in that school Angeline came to apply
in that school Angeline came to apply
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for the school and she did not meet any
for the school and she did not meet any
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criterias that we had she's an orphan
criterias that we had she's an orphan
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yes we could have taken her for that but
yes we could have taken her for that but
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she was older she was 12 years old and
she was older she was 12 years old and
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we were taking girls who were in fourth
we were taking girls who were in fourth
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grade Angeline had been moving from one
grade Angeline had been moving from one
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place because she's an offer she has no
place because she's an offer she has no
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mother she has no father moving from one
mother she has no father moving from one
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grandmother's house to another one from
grandmother's house to another one from
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aunties to aunties she had no
aunties to aunties she had no
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stabilities in her life and I looked at
stabilities in her life and I looked at
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her I remember that day and I I saw
her I remember that day and I I saw
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something beyond what I was seeing in
something beyond what I was seeing in
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Angeline and yes she was older to be in
Angeline and yes she was older to be in
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fourth grade we gave her the opportunity
fourth grade we gave her the opportunity
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to come to the class 5 months later that
to come to the class 5 months later that
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is Angeline a transformation had begun
is Angeline a transformation had begun
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in her life Angeline wants to be a pilot
in her life Angeline wants to be a pilot
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so she can fly around the world into a
so she can fly around the world into a
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difference she was not the top student
difference she was not the top student
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when we took her now she's the best
when we took her now she's the best
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student not just in our school but in
student not just in our school but in
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the entire division that we are in
the entire division that we are in
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that's Sharon that's 5 years
that's Sharon that's 5 years
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later that's Evelyn five months later
later that's Evelyn five months later
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that is the difference that we are
that is the difference that we are
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making as a new dawn is happening in my
making as a new dawn is happening in my
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school a new beginning is happening as
school a new beginning is happening as
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we speak right now 125 girls will never
we speak right now 125 girls will never
be
be
be
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mutilated 125 girls will not be married
mutilated 125 girls will not be married
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when they are 12 years old 125 girls are
when they are 12 years old 125 girls are
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creating and achieving their
creating and achieving their
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dreams this is the thing that we're
dreams this is the thing that we're
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doing giving them opportunities that
doing giving them opportunities that
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they can rise as we speak right now
they can rise as we speak right now
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women are not being beaten because of
women are not being beaten because of
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community I want to challenge you today
community I want to challenge you today
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you're listening to me because you are
you're listening to me because you are
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here very optimistic you are somebody
here very optimistic you are somebody
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who is so passionate you are somebody
who is so passionate you are somebody
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who wants to see a better world you are
who wants to see a better world you are
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somebody who wants to see the war and
somebody who wants to see the war and
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know poverty
know poverty
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you are somebody who wants to make a
you are somebody who wants to make a
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difference you somebody who wants to
difference you somebody who wants to
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make our tomorrow better I want to
make our tomorrow better I want to
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challenge you today that be the first
challenge you today that be the first
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because people will follow you be the
because people will follow you be the
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first people will follow you be bold
first people will follow you be bold
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stand up be Fearless be confident move
stand up be Fearless be confident move
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out because as you change your world you
out because as you change your world you
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see change your community as we believe
see change your community as we believe
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that we are impacting one girl one one
that we are impacting one girl one one
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family one Village one country at a time
family one Village one country at a time
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we are making a difference so if you
we are making a difference so if you
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change your world you're going to change
change your world you're going to change
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your community you're going to change
your community you're going to change
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your country and think about that if you
your country and think about that if you
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do that and I do that aren't we going to
do that and I do that aren't we going to
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create a better future for our children
create a better future for our children
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for your children for our grandchildren
for your children for our grandchildren
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and we will live in a very peaceful
and we will live in a very peaceful
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much
Kakenya Ntaiya, TED, TEDx, TEDxMidAtlantic, Maasai female circumcision, education, TED-Ed, TED, Ed, TEDEducation
