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Kenya: Traditional beads and the fight against FGM

Thelma Mwadzaya
November 12, 2020

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.

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