A Voice For the Voiceless
The Advocacy Project helps marginalized communities to tell their story, claim their rights and produce social change. We recruit graduate students to volunteer as Peace Fellows with partners.
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"Speaking with locals and living in a country is the best way to learn about the real lives of citizens, not just the stories in the mainstream media. I will be more critical of what I read as a result of this experience. I also feel even more grateful for my education, and I feel a stronger responsibility to assist others who do not have resources or access to opportunities in their communities."
Maria Skouras (New York University) volunteered in 2011 as a Peace Fellow for eHomemakers in Malaysia.
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The Rehema Widows...
The Rehema Widows' Quilt
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The panels for this quilt were made in 2011 by a group of Maasai widows in Enoosaen,
Kenya. They were assisted by AP Peace Fellows Charlotte Bourdillon (far left) and Cleia Noia, both from Tufts University. Creating this advocacy quilt gave the Rehema Widows a chance to tell their stories and challenge the practice of female genital cutting, which is forced on many Maasai girls during their adolescence. After cutting, the girls are married at an early age, preventing them from pursuing an education or career. The quilt project was undertaken in partnership with the Maasai Girls’ Quilt as a way of contrasting the traditional oppression of Maasai women with the opportunities that come from girls’ education. The panels were assembled by Kathleen Springer, Cathy Franks, Jane Lee and Sara McCracken in Indianapolis..
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| Click on the quilt below to meet the artists and select tabs below right to see how this quilt was made. |
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 Follow the Quilt as the panels are made in Kenya and put together in the United States!
 Listen to Kakenya Ntaiya talk about the importance of education in the Maasai community.
 Meet Cleia Noia and Charlotte Bourdillon, the 2011 Peace Fellows who worked on this project.
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