Maasai girls are taking up martial arts to protect themselves from sexual abuse and violence stemming from early marriage ...
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The center was set up in 2009 by Kakenya Ntaiya, a Maasai woman who was subjected to genital cutting herself. It doesn’t just offer a safe haven for girls at risk of early marriage: it also ...