So its good to read about an initiative in Narok County, in southern Kenya. In the Narok area, illiteracy may be partly related to cultural reasons, as among the Maasai community in Kenya, where until recently, most girls were denied an opportunity to go to school, as they would undergo FGM (female genital mutilation) and be married off.
In August last year, Action Africa Help-International, an NGO working in the area, introduced the women to basic literacy skills, opening them up to the world of reading and writing so they could run their businesses and be economically independent.
Girl circumcision led to the feeling that they had become adults, leading to early marriage, and thus barred them from getting an education. Adult education of the women is effective in ensuring that abuse and domestic violence against them reduces and, as a result, helps them be part of decision-making on matters involving themselves and their families.
(Based on an article in The Epoch Times)
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