Nice Nailantei Leng'ete (born 1991) is a Kenyan human rights activist, advocating for alternative rite of passage (ARP) for girls in Africa and campaigning to stop female genital mutilation (FGM).

In her work with Amref Health Africa, Leng'ete has saved an estimated 17,000 girls from undergoing genital mutilation and for many, childhood marriages.

The next year, when village girls were being prepared for the rite of passage, Leng'ete' ran away again, but was unable to persuade her sister to join her.

Later, she would hide young girls who asked for her help in avoiding "being cut", an action that made her an outcast in her community.

prevention to teenage pregnancy and its health complications, to early marriage, to school attrition and, finally, to the cut.

"She had persuaded the men, and with them the village, that everyone would be healthier and wealthier if girls stayed in school, married later and gave birth without the complications cutting can create.

"[4] Because of her advocacy, Leng'ete was the first woman in her village to be given the Black Walking Stick, which signifies leadership, respect and power within her community.

[6][7] "Leng'ete's work as a project officer with Amref Health Africa has saved an estimated 15,000 girls from FGM, as well as from childhood marriage.

"Even though Kenya outlawed the cut in 2011 and the Maasai people abandoned it in 2014, the law is difficult to enforce, especially in rural communities.

“We need to reach more political leaders, more elders, more women, more men, more boys, more girls, more circumcisers,” Leng’ete says.

Time Magazine named her one of the 100 Most Influential People of 2018 for her work with Maasai communities in Kenya to end the practice of FGM.