only 11 % of Ntaiya girls in Kakenya finish primary school , according to the government . Maasai is trying to change the culture and empower girls there . But her mother encouraged her children to strive for a better life , and Ntaiya heeded her advice , postponing the coming-of-age ritual as long as she could . Kakenya Ntaiya studied abroad , came back to her village to open its first primary school for girls .
only 11 % of Ntaiya girls in Kakenya finish primary school , according to the government . Maasai is trying to change the culture and empower girls there . Kakenya Ntaiya studied abroad , came back to her village to open its first primary school for girls .