Kakenya's Dream: Educating Africa's Daughters - Kakenya Ntaiya

National Geographic Emerging Explorer and women's education pioneer in Kenya, Kakenya Ntaiya bucked centuries of tradition when she rejected the young boy who was chosen to be her husband in her remote Kenyan village. She defied the odds and received an education in the United States, and now she seeks to empower the young women who are still forced to leave school in order to take care of household chores and don't receive the same education that young boys do. Ntaiya created a school that boarded the girls so that they can learn to play and believe that they're equal to the boys in their home villages.