Women's Forum USA 2023

DKN

Dr. Kakenya Ntaiya

Kakenya's Dream

Founder & President

Description

Dr. Kakenya Ntaiya is a world-renowned educator and advocate for girls’ rights. She has dedicated her life to creating lasting change in rural communities in Kenya and across Africa. After escaping child marriage and surviving female genital mutilation as a preteen, Dr. Ntaiya became the first woman from her Maasai village in Kenya to attend university in the US. In 2009, while studying for her PhD, 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 and has been named a Top Ten CNN Hero and a National Geographic Emerging Explorer.

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BC
Breea Clark
City of Norman, Oklahoma
Former Mayor
AN
Alyse Nelson
Vital Voices Global Partnership
President & CEO
DKN
Dr. Kakenya Ntaiya
Kakenya's Dream
Founder & President
MP
Marina Pisklakova-Parker
Vital Voices Global Partnership
Senior Director, GBV Advocacy
DVF
Diane von Furstenberg
Diane von Furstenberg
Founder and Chairwoman
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