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Survivor's Guide, Against the Odds
in Survivor's Guide (London, England: SW Pictures), 22 mins
This is the moving story of Kakenya Ntaiya, a young Maasai from Kenya, who was promised in marriage when she was five years old. Kakenya’s hunger for an education and strong determination lead her to fight tradition and convince the elders of her community to allow her to get an education when her peers were dro...
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in Survivor's Guide (London, England: SW Pictures), 22 mins
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This is the moving story of Kakenya Ntaiya, a young Maasai from Kenya, who was promised in marriage when she was five years old. Kakenya’s hunger for an education and strong determination lead her to fight tradition and convince the elders of her community to allow her to get an education when her peers were dropping out of school to get married.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
SW Pictures
Series
Survivor's Guide
Topic / Theme
Graduate and professional schools, Education, Arranged marriages, Marriage
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2010 SW Pictures
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