Forced marriage and circumcision
Hand of Progress fights against forced marriage and circumcision in Kenya to protect the rights of women and girls. Support us by making a donation.
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We support girls who have fled forced marriage and circumcision.
In Ortum, we are unfortunately personally and first-hand confronted with forced marriage and female circumcision in the region. We were deeply shocked to meet girls who are directly affected or who had to seek shelter in school from the villages in order not to be forcibly married.
The prerequisite for marriage is circumcision of the female genitalia. Although this practice has been banned in Kenya for years and is punishable by imprisonment, it is still practised in remote areas. It is true that young girls from the age of 9 are forced to marry old men in exchange for wealth. This is an “offer” that many poor families cannot resist.
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Vocational school for young unemployed adults
With this Toilet Facility We Help Young Unemployed Adults to Learn Practical Trades.
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Vocational school in Kitale for young unemployed adults
WITH THIS TOILET FACILITY WE HELP YOUNG UNEMPLOYED ADULTS TO LEARN PRACTICAL TRADES.
Our outreach areas have expanded. We are now helping school children in the Ortum region to get hygiene facilities. This is a semi-desert region about 80 km from Kitale.
Residential home for rescued girls
We want to help Ortum Girls Primary School to complete this dormitory. They take in girls rescued from forced marriage and circumcision and offer them…
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Residential home for rescued girls
Ortum Girls Primary takes in girls rescued from such marriages by local organisations and protects them on their school premises. There are currently 30 girls in their care. To further help the girls, the school tried to build a dormitory for them in 2017, but ran out of funds. The roof has not been tiled until today and the building is still not completed. After meeting the girls and hearing some of their sad stories, we are convinced that it is only right to help the school finish this house. The girls cannot go home during the school holidays and need a place where they can feel safe and secure so that they can also concentrate at school.
We want to help Ortum Girls Primary School to finish this dormitory. They take in girls rescued from forced marriage and circumcision and offer them shelter. They started building it in 2017 but ran out of funds. It will be a safe place for the girls to stay, even during school holidays. Going back home is too risky for them.
Current location
Mukuyu /Makoi Village is a village in western Kenya in Kitale area Trans-Nzoia county, Rift Valley Province. The villagers are small farmers who grow crops only for their own needs. The main crop is corn. In the village there are 5 churches, 1 primary school, 2 secondary schools and a technical college.