Maasai Girls Practice Martial Arts

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Maasai girls take up self-defense as protection from sexual abuse and early marriage

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Maasai girls take up self-defense as protection from sexual abuse and early marriage.

The Enkakenya Centre for Excellence is a rescue center for girls who have escaped early marriage and female genital mutilation.

It also provides a free high school education as an incentive for parents to allow their daughters to stay in school instead of undergoing the cutting ritual.

Once a girl is circumcised, she is considered an adult and ripe for marriage.

She wants to come back here and use technology to uplift her community. “Girls can achieve great things,” she says. “I want to inspire others to chase their dreams.” _ __ The Associated Press receives financial support for global health and development coverage in Africa from the Gates Foundation . The AP is solely responsible for all content. Find AP ’s standards for working with philanthropies, a list of supporters and funded coverage areas at AP.org . ___ For more on Africa and development: https://apnews.com/hub/africa-pulse.

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