Age: 16

Birthday: August 18, 2006

Home: Kilimanjaro-Sanya Station

School: Henry Gogarty Secondary School, Form 1 (grade 8)

 

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Nasila's parents are Maasai pastoralists: her father owns a few cows, and her mother sells firewood. Nasila is one of 14 children, and her mother is her father's second wife. Her family and siblings live in a two-room house without electricity. They fetch water from a well near their home. Because of their large family, her parents couldn't afford to send Nasila to primary school. The O'Brien School for Maasai provided Nasila with a scholarship. Nasila was the school President and ranked 5th in her graduating class. 

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Nasila is positive, inquisitive, and energetic. She likes to ask for advice from our older students to learn more about their classes, studies, and future careers.

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Since there is no permanent road to her village, Nasila wants to become a civil engineer to design and maintain roads in her community. She wants to inspire all Maasai girls to continue their education and avoid the norm of an early marriage.