Female genital

Between six and fourteen of age,almost every girls in a certain community undergoes circumcision which is increasingly being recognised around many of our communities as a form of multilation.It is a cultural rite,considered a means of controlling sexual disire and activity in women.Some traditionalists mistakenly see it as a religious requirement.It is infact a clear denial of the basic right of women and girls to survival and health,and an example of the subjection of women in a community.Its also a major factor affecting the heath and contributing to the death of women.The problem can begin immedicately with several bleeding that might be life threating when over bleed.

Location: KURIA, MIGORI, NYANZA