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the age-old practice of female circumcision is one of the traditions that have kept the tribe mired in deep poverty and social inequality

Agnes Pareiyo

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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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