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Survivor's guide. Against the odds.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Maasai (African people)--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
- Maasai (African people).
- Women, Maasai--Education.
- Women, Maasai.
- Arranged marriage--Kenya.
- Arranged marriage.
- Kenya--Social life and customs.
- Kenya.
- Women's rights--Kenya.
- Women's rights.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Biographical films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (23 minutes)
- Other Title:
- Against the odds
- Place of Publication:
- London, England : SW Pictures, 2010.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- This is the moving story of Kakenya Ntaiya, a young Maasai from Kenya, who was promised in marriage when she was five years old. Kakenya's hunger for an education and strong determination lead her to fight tradition and convince the elders of her community to allow her to get an education when her peers were dropping out of school to get married.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed January 10, 2022).
- OCLC:
- 1296408460
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