A Full Circle: Walking Alongside Maasai Women of Tanzania - Softcover

Pangerl, Debra

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1592984460 ISBN 13: 9781592984466

Publisher: Beavers Pond Pr, 2011

Synopsis

The women of the Maasai tribe in East Africa lead difficult lives with few freedoms. For Maasai girls, the prospect of attending secondary school is often unrealistic and unattainable. Their culture is one that grants women only limited power and discourages them from thinking independently. And even today, a girl can be as young as twelve years old when she is wed in exchange for a dowry of cows for the girl's family. Through her determination to find her life purpose, a Minnesota woman embarks on a search that leads her again and again across the world to a small region in Africa. As the story unfolds, she discovers that a seemingly small part of her past leads her into a deep, personal involvement with the lives of Maasai women in Tanzania. Together, they find power and ability to change their lives forever.

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About the Author

Debra's passion in life is to speak for those who have no voice. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology from Mankato State University. She currently works as a paralegal and devotes her life to empowering Maasai girls and women in Tanzania. She is the cofounder and executive director of The IMAGE Project, a Minnesota nonprofit organization whose mission is to empower Maasai girls and women in Tanzania through education and economic opportunities. She has been traveling to Tanzania since 1989. She lives in Rush City, Minnesota, with her husband Gary, two horses, lots of stray cats, and a busy border collie named Jack.

Edition details

• Publisher: Beavers Pond Pr
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1592984460
• ISBN 13: 9781592984466
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 121