SURGICAL BLADES

The Bukusu community of western Kenya has valued male circumcision since time immemorial. It is an important rite of passage from childhood to adulthood. However a problem occured where the sharing of one knife as a sign of brotherhood increased the rise of spreading HIV/AIDS among the initiates.
Recently, the ministry of health, after discovering that it is next to impossible to persuade the initiates to have the 'cut' performed in hospital, started the campaign of 'one man one knife' and went ahead to distribute free surgical blades and gloves. This would protect both the initiates as well as the circumciser.

Location: Kakamega , Western Kenya, Kenya