Agnes Pareyio

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Agnes Pareyio (born 24 June 1956) is a Maasai Kenyan women's rights activist, politician, founder, and director of the Tasaru Ntomonok Rescue Center for Girls, an organization that campaigns against female genital cutting. Pareyio was named United Nations in Kenya Person of the Year in 2005, for her work towards gender equality and women's empowerment.

Quotes

- “When we come together our voices are heard, today all of us in this room play a role in ending FGM in our communities."

   **https://x.com/UNFPAKen/status/1192343904571531264?mx=2**

- "I promised myself, on the day my vagina was mutilated, that I would never let another girl be mutilated."
- "When women stand up and defend themselves, it works."
- https://www.onebillionrising.org/27-many-also-sign-revolution-agnes-pareyio/**

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