The Faces of Orkeeswa- Bertha
Meet Bertha, a Form Five Orkeeswa student, and listen to her tell her story. As a young child, Bertha's father died, leaving Bertha and her 33 siblings and step-siblings with their mothers. A very traditional man, he did not wish for any of his children--especially not his daughters-- to go to school. Indeed, in Maasai culture, typically women are married off very young, with the groom's family paying the bride's family handsome sums--usually in cows--for the daughter. This w
