Join African Studies and Dr. Kakenya Ntaiya for a discussion on the role of education in helping reduce the cycle of poverty in African countries. Although every child deserves an education, there are millions of children that do not have access to quality education across the continent. Most of these children are girls, and most are living in countries in conflict and in rural areas. The impact is devastating with children often forced to work and, in some cases, having to agree to child marriages in order to survive. Dr. Ntaiya will share her story of her dream to build a school--the Kakenya Center for Excellence which seeks to empower and motivate young girls through education to become agents of change and to break the cycle of destructive cultural practices in Kenya. She will help to answer the question why girls and women must be at the heart of the fight to end extreme poverty in Africa.

This event is open to all Pitt students, faculty and staff.

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Learn more here: http://www.kakenyasdream.org/