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Kenya: Traditional beads and the fight against FGM
As puberty starts, Maasai girls are gifted with special beads. It means they are ready for marriage and female genital mutilation can target them. A rescue shelter in Kintegela has saved many Maasai girls - with the help of traditional beads.
- Date 12.11.2020
- Duration 02:01 mins.
- Author Thelma Mwadzaya
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- Related Subjects Kenya
- Keywords Maasai, Kenya, tradition, beads, female genital mutilation, rural communities, rescue centres in Kenya, early marriage
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