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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.
Donate NowHand of Progress fights against forced marriage and circumcision in Kenya to protect the rights of women and girls. Support us by making a donation.
Donate NowWe 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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