Kenya is home to 54 million people - half of them younger than 20 years of age. Elizabeth Kadzo is a primary school teacher in the Mombasa area. She has also made it her calling to rescue children from abuse. Diana Wanyonyi interviewed her for WINGS. ON WINGS, YOU ARE LISTENING TO DIANA WANYONYI'S INTERVIEW WITH ELIZABETH KADZO. SHE'S A PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHER IN THE MOMBASA AREA OF KENYA, AND A CO-FOUNDER OF A COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION KNOWN AS PACYA - THAT'S THE ACRONYM FOR "PROTECTION AGAINST CHILD AND YOUTH ABUSE." Note, she mentions some explicit types of abuse. KENYA HAS MANY ETHNIC GROUPINGS. THE MIJIKENDA ARE A TRIBE NATIVE TO THE COAST OF THE INDIAN OCEAN. THEY COMPRISE NINE DISTINCT SUBTRIBES, EACH WITH ITS OWN CUSTOMS AND LANGUAGE. ONE THAT ELIZABETH KADZO WILL MENTION, IS CALLED GIRIYAMA. ELIZABETH KADZO IS A PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHER IN THE MOMBASA AREA OF KENYA, AND AN ACTIVIST AGAINST ABUSE OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH. DIANA WANYONYI INTERVIEWED HER FOR WINGS. AGAIN, ELIZABETH KADZO [follow with her "parting shot"] WINGS IS A WEEKLY RADIO PROGRAM BY AND ABOUT WOMEN AROUND THE WORLD. IT'S FREE TO COMMUNITY RADIO STATIONS, AND CAN ALSO BE HEARD ONLINE. FIND MORE THROUGH THE WEBSITE WINGS.ORG. WINGS THANKS ALL OUR SUPPORTERS INCLUDING YOUR LOCAL STATION; SUZETTE CULLEN; AND GENEVIEVE VAUGHAN, WHOSE SALONS CAN BE VIEWED AT MATERNALGIFTECONOMYMOVEMENT.ORG. THAT'S ALL ONE WORD, MATERNAL GIFT ECONOMY MOVEMENT DOT ORG. THE WINGS SOUND LOGO IS FROM LIBANA'S ALBUM A CIRCLE IS CAST. I'M FRIEDA WERDEN. THIS IS THE WOMEN'S INTERNATIONAL NEWS GATHERING SERVICE. --