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JANUARY 2016

Vol I, issue I

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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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5&he be)innin)s

5 7i)ht in N8oro,

9iptan)wan"i, )il)eian! :lbur)on

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5 ur /entre -A7/.

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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

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