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JANUARY 2016
Vol I, issue I
Beautiful
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God made me
Happy New Year greetings+We wish to thank our partners, benefators, an! all who supporte!us for the past "ear to reali#e our !rea$%
&he "ear 201' was a suessful oneas we reor!e! an inrease inse$inar re(uests fro$ !ifferentre)ions of the ountr"% &here were
so $an" ati*ities that took plaean! all were )eare! towar!s the Nobel ause of ter$ination of fe$ale )enital $utilation%
What is Fgm?
By Atieno OtienoMelanie Lidman
http://globalsistersreport.org/news/equalit
y/rural-kenya-path-adulthood-without-
female-genital-mutilation-36331
Aor!in) to the Worl! +ealthr)ani#ation, fe$ale )enital $utilation
-also alle! fe$ale iru$ision or fe$ale )enital uttin). is !efine! as any
procedure that alters female genital organs
for non-medical reasons% &his ran)esfro$ re$o*in) part of the litoris, tore$o*in) part or all of the labia, toinfibulation, whih $eans sewin) the*a)inal openin) to)ether, onl" allowin)for the passa)e of bo!il" flui!%/ultural reasons for inlu!e preser*in) a )irl3s *ir)init", ontrollin)her se4ualit" so she will not heat onher husban!, an! pro$otin)harateristis like obe!iene an! passi*it"%
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9iptan)wan"i, )il)eian! :lbur)on
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I am the Light of the world;
Girls in Elburgon proclaim
during the graduation
ceremon y. ( Photo/Sr.Gladys)
Girls display their certificates after a successf
Seminar .
Girls in Kiptangwanyi
&he se$inar in*ol*es ;; sessionson topis that offer ps"holo)ial,e$otional, $ental an! spiritual
teahin)s to the )irls, with an ai$
of )i*in) the$ a s$ooth transition
to a!ulthoo!% &here are also letureson $arria)e, biolo)ial han)es
!urin) a!olesene, h")iene,
nutrition, +IV<AI=>, an! !ru) an!alohol abuse%>r%ahiri3s e4tensi*e
fiel! researh has enable! her to
reate se$inars that apture thetra!itional teahin)s of a ertain
area o$bine! with $o!ern
knowle!)e% >he has traine! a staf of ;0 people to run these
workshops, whih are alwa"s hel!
with the blessin) of the loal priest,
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Girls getting ready for
discussion in Elburgon
Parish ( Photo/Sr.Gladys)
TERMN!T"N "F FEM!#E GENT!#
#ight in N%oro& 'iptangwanyi& "gilgei
After brainstor$in) sessions withfellow professionals, inlu!in)
ps"holo)ists, reli)ious lea!ers an!soial workers, >r% ahiri reate!
an alternati*e rite of passa)ea!apte! for /hristian a!olesents,
alon) with a workbook for )irls an!
bo"s% >he hol!s the /hristian Riteof ?assa)e, or /R?, ere$onies in
Au)ust an! =ee$ber eah "ear,
!urin) shool *aations, whih arethe $ost popular ti$es )irls
handboo! for use during
the seminars for "hristian
initiation of girls
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Meru county against FGM
In the "ear 201', a wo$an was arreste! for iru$isin) a )irl in 9an)et
I)e$be /entral% >he was arreste! after she was sou)ht b" the )irl@s parent t
orret a ut )one wron)% An! in >epte$ber sa$e "ear, polie in I)e$b
>outh arreste! a '65"ear5ol! wo$an for iru$isin) her one5an!5half5"ea
ol! )ran!!au)hter% &he )ran!$other is sai! to ha*e been punishin) h
!au)hter5in5law for not bein) iru$ise!% 10 wo$en were also arreste! in
iru$ision ere$on" in 9ithiino Villa)e, &haraka >outh%&he" we
arrai)ne! in ari$anti 7aw /ourts an! har)e! with supportin) the outlawe
pratie an! were release! on a >h100, 000 bon! eah%s Ikiara notes that th
*ie has beo$e so sereti*e hene the nee! to e$power )irls to resist the u
e*en when it is bein) a!*ane! b" their parents% N8uri Nheke /oun
/hairperson, 7inus 9itheka, sai! that offen!ers woul! first b
!isipline! ulturall" before bein) taken to the polie, this is how serious th
N8uri Nheke is on ,B he sai!% n its part, =??@s anti5 tea$ tau)
both the )irls an! their parents on the offenes an! penalties
stipulate! in the ?rohibition of At 2011% -Nation<paper.
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#oung girls in fear of the $G% act
TFGM
Loreto Sisters IBVMLoreto Msongari, offMuthangari Road
Phone: 0721-5325Phone: 073!-5"2#"$%ai&:e'higa(hiri)*ahoo+(o+u
$%ai&: info)sto'fg%+(o+e
Abun!ant life entre is an e4pansion of &er$ination of e$ale enitutilation ?ro8et whih seeks to sale up the inter*ention urrentl" e$plo"e
on the fi)ht a)ainst e$ale enital utilation in 9en"a b" trainin) of trainer
publishin) an! translatin) tools for &% &he onstrution of the /ent
o$$ene! on 1st April 201C with the hostel blok an! it@s al$ost o$in)
o$pletion% &he onstrution of the te$porar" kithen o$$ene!
=ee$ber 201' an! is e4 ete! to be rea! for use b A ril 2016%
ABUA!" LIFE #E!"$E