BEYOND THE HEADLINES
Changing the Paradigm:
Empowering Girls and Communities through Education
Kakenya Ntaiya, Kakenya Center for Excellence
Cathy Russell, US Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues
Co-sponsored by NAFSA: Association of International Educators

 

Washington, DC—On September 26, 2016, activist Kakenya Ntaiya addressed members and guests on the "Changing the Paradigm: Empowering Girls and Communities through Education." Ms. Ntaiya, founder of Kakenya Center for Excellence, has dedicated her life to empowering and motivating young girls to become agents of change in their community and country through education. Her inspiring story has been the subject of a Washington Post series, a BBC documentary, and many magazine articles, as well as her own 2013 TED Talk. US Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Cathy Russell opened the program. The event was cosponsored by WFPG and NAFSA: Association of International Educators.



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Ambassador Cathy Russell, Kakenya Ntaiya, Marlene Johnson of NAFSA, and
WFPG President Patricia Ellis

 
US Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's
Issues Cathy Russell introduces Kakenya Ntaiya

 

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Kakenya Ntaiya shares her story

  
Patricia Ellis moderates the conversation
with Kakenya Ntaiya

  

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Ambassador Cathy Russell with Patricia Ellis and WFPG Board Member Stephenie Foster

  
Kakenya Ntaiya with Marina McCarthy and
WFPG President Patricia Ellis

  

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