Was when I was eight years old, my sister and I ran away at four a.m. and hid in a tree to escape from the cut. The next day I went to him, my grandf… - Nice Nailantei Leng'ete

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Was when I was eight years old, my sister and I ran away at four a.m. and hid in a tree to escape from the cut. The next day I went to him, my grandfather was the first person who I could convince that the cut was not necessary, and was the first person who listened to me. He changed my life, and that’s why today I am the woman of my dreams. Thank you

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About Nice Nailantei Leng'ete

Nice Nailantei Leng'ete (born 1991) is a Kenyan human rights activist, advocating for alternative rites of passage for girls in Africa and campaigning to stop female genital mutilation.

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Alternative Names: Nice Nailantei Nice Leng'ete Nice Nailantei Lengete

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And the second toast is to my elder sister, Soila, she was with me the first time I ran away, but the next time I escaped, she gave up because of the beatings we received from our family members. She was first one that got the cut at the age of ten, and since that was the only way she will be considered a woman in my own community, and that’s why I do this work today because of the sacrifice she made for me then

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