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Former teacher fearlessly rescuing girls from female genital mutilation

Patrick Ngigi, founder of Hope rescue centre

He ditched his noble teaching career, spanning 17 years, and defied curses from the cultural Maasai Community to rescue girls from forced early marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM).

As a teacher in various schools within Narok County, Patrick Ngigi realised the alarming rate of girls dropping out of school compared to boys. This prompted him to embark on a fact-finding mission to determine where his pupils were disappearing to.

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