Sojourner Truth Lecture: Dr. Kakenya Ntaiya

by Women and Gender Studies

Social/Gathering Academic Activism/Politics Adult Learners (25+) Career/Professional Development Cultural/Arts Educational/Awareness Entrepreneurship Fairfax Campus Freshman Students Global Lecture/Panel Global/International Graduate Students Health/Wellness In-Person Event Intersectionality Leadership Multicultural/Identity Patriot Pride Research Student Parent Transfer Students University Life Well-Being

Thu, Mar 2, 2023

10:30 AM – 11:45 AM EST (GMT-5)

Add to Calendar

Fenwick Main Reading Room

Fairfax, Virginia, United States

24
Registered

Registration

Details

Join us for our annual Sojourner Truth lecture with Dr. Kakenya Ntaiya!

Kakenya's Dream Founder and President, Dr. Kakenya Ntaiya, is a world-renowned educator and advocate for girls' health and human rights. She has dedicated her life to creating lasting change both in rural communities in Kenya and across Africa. After escaping child marriage and surviving female genital mutilation (FGM) as a young teenager, Dr. Ntaiya became the first woman from her Maasai village in Kenya to attend university in the United States. In 2009, while studying for her PhD in education at the University of Pittsburgh, she founded Kakenya's Dream to empower vulnerable girls through education, health, and leadership programs to become agents of change. Dr. Ntaiya was featured in Bill Gates' Heroes in the Field series in 2022 and Melinda French Gates' first book, The Moment of Lift. She has been named a Top Ten CNN Hero, a National Geographic Emerging Explorer, and one of Newsweek's "150 Women Who Shake the World."

Hosted By

Women and Gender Studies | Website | View More Events
Co-hosted with: African and African American Studies