Here, Daraja student Bilha Akoth writes about her friend Wendy, whose father has many wives. She can deal with the polygamy. It's not having a brother that is a bigger problem.
According to these students at Daraja Academy in Kenya, the role of the chief in a community is to protect its residents and serve its needs. However since many of the issues affect women and girls specifically, the chiefs need to be informed and sensitive to particular concerns of their population. The question is, are male chiefs up for the task?
“Every day, one out of ten girls is sexually harassed, and worse, often by their relatives,” writes Bilha Akoth. A student at Daraja Academy, she and her classmates all know girls who have been assaulted by a relative. Here are two of their stories.
