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Breaking barriers: Lesuuda's bold stand for girls and women rights

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Silvana Lesuuda engages community members in Sambuu County. [Courtesy]

What started as a contractual job as a data collector, turned out to be the drive that would push Silvana Lesuuda to pursue her passion for helping her indigenous Samburu community.

Working for organizations doing research in her community, the 31-year-old nurtured her aspiration of advocating for the rights of women and girls in Samburu.

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