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In 1999, Juliet Cutler leaves the United States to teach at the
first school for Maasai girls in East Africa. Captivated by the
stories of young Maasai women determined to get an education in the
midst of a culture caught between the past and the future, she
seeks to empower and support her students as they struggle to
define their own fates. Cutler soon learns that behind their shy
smiles and timid facades, her Maasai students are much stronger
than they appear. For them, adolescence requires navigating a risky
world of forced marriages, rape, and genital cutting, all in the
midst of a culture grappling with globalization. In the face of
these challenges, these young women believe education offers hope,
and so, against all odds, they set off alone traveling hundreds of
miles and even forsaking their families simply to go to school.
Twenty years of involvement with this school and its students
reveal to Cutler the important impacts of education across time, as
well as the challenges inherent in tackling issues of human rights
and extreme poverty across vastly different cultures. Working
alongside local educators, Cutler emerges transformed by the
community she finds in Tanzania and by witnessing the life-changing
impact of education on her students. Proceeds from the sale of this
book support education for at-risk Maasai girls.
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