Enkiteng Lepa School

Enkiteng Lepa community-based organization is a leader in maintaining cultural values, ceremonies and traditions, while striving to eliminate harmful practices such as female circumcision, early marriage, and lack of education. In traditional Maasai culture, women do not have a right to own property and teenage widows with children are often left behind when a husband dies, leaving them with no home or means to live. While circumcision is officially prohibited by the Kenyan government, many Maasai continue the practice as part of their culture and rite of passage for girls.