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Lilian Teto’s Story: Escaping FGM in Oloitokitok
It is a tale of hope and despair , 11 years old Lilian Teto, a nursery school pupil in Olguluuli village, Oloitokitok will never forget 20th July 2016, the day when she…
21 May 2017
She Fled From her Family to Escape FGM
The 12 year-old Sereyia Merin from Olgulului village, Oloitokitok narrates how she escaped the scourge of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). She is shy, but that doesn’t prevent her from sharing her story,…
01 May 2017
Maasai community members talk about the Alternative Rites of Passage
Together with the Maasai in Kenya and Tanzania, Amref Health Africa has developed an Alternative Rite of Passage for girls to transition to womanhood. While most of the traditional ritual remains unchanged,…
30 November 2015