It’s such a great group of people now I don’t know who to vote for! Who do you think should be the CNN Hero of the Year Award?
Kakenya has been endorsed by Kenyan leaders and cheered by her fellow country- men and women. Our friends at the Malala Fund have shared their support, and luminaries such as Melinda Gates and Diane von Furstenberg have lent their voice. Institutions across the spectrum – including National Geographic, Africare, the University of Pittsburgh, and Peace Corps’ Friends of Kenya – have joined together, all in the name of a brighter future for girls.
You can help us, and Kakenya, create more hope for girls in the most vulnerable situations. Girls like Seenoi (above), who is a 6th grade student at the Kakenya Center for Excellence. She is curious, motivated and eager to learn. Seenoi is thriving in the safe and vibrant environment at KCE, and knows that she will not be forced into early marriage, or to undergo female genital cutting. Instead, with the support of her teachers and education, she will achieve her dream of becoming a doctor. And because of Kakenya, Seenoi knows that she has a choice, and that she has rights.
Kakenya’s life’s mission stands as an inspiration to us all. Vote now for Kakenya Ntaiya as the 2013 CNN Hero of the Year, and show the world that girls can be heroes, too.
Check out the other people nominated:
DALE BEATTY
GEORGES BWELLE
ROBIN EMMONS
DANIELLE GLETOW
TAWANDA JONES
RICHARD NARES
KAKENYA NTAIYA
CHAD PREGRACKE
ESTELLA PYFROM
LAURA STACHEL
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