They drop out of school because their parents marry them off. After female circumcision, the girl is married off - Agnes Pareiyo

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They drop out of school because their parents marry them off. After female circumcision, the girl is married off

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About Agnes Pareiyo

Agnes Pareyio (born 24 June 1956) is a Maasai Kenyan women's rights activist, politician, founder, and director of the Tasaru Ntomonok Rescue Center for Girls, an organization that campaigns against female genital cutting. Pareyio was named United Nations in Kenya Person of the Year in 2005, for her work towards gender equality and women's empowerment.

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Alternative Names: Agnes Pareyio
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being ready for marriage has always been more important for a young Maasai girl than staying in school. And to the girl and her family, being fit for marriage has traditionally meant only one thing - undergoing a brutal form of circumcision in which every part of the female genital is cut away, without anesthesia

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