This is an important vital part of our work as in most families in Pokot where FGM prevails men remain the decision makers so that they decide when a girl is ready for "circumcision" and then marriage. The girl will be sold and married off to a much older man , not of her choosing. She will then drop out of school and begin the life of a wife and mother whilst still a child herself.
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Watch carefully you will see the Senior Elder throw the knife after having cursed it and persuaded the community to #endfgm . He then performs a cleansing ritual as he encourages the parents to send their children to school.