Nice Nailantei Leng'ete is a Kenyan human rights activist, advocating for alternative rite of passage (ARP) for girls in Africa and campaigning to stop female genital mutilation (FGM).
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Nice Nailantei Leng'ete is a Kenyan human rights activist, advocating for alternative rite of passage (ARP) for girls in Africa and campaigning to stop female genital mutilation (FGM). In her work with Amref Health Africa, Leng'ete has saved an estimated 17,000 girls from undergoing genital mutilation and for many, childhood marriages. She was named by Time magazine in 2018 as one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
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Born 1991 · age 35
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