Faces People, Places, and World Culture for Kids and Children

Five Young Activists Who Are Changing the World

Spreading Ideas and Compassion

hen Blair Imani traveled to Maasai Mara, Kenya, as a visiting educator, she was thinking about “imposter syndrome.” It’s that nagging feeling that you are not qualified to do something or deserving of success. She talked about this with the girls she met in the savanna wilderness of southern Kenya. As Maasai people, many of the girls were the first in their family to attend secondary school, which is similar to American high school. During her visit, Blair talked with them about self-confidence and how they could

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