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Home > Resources > Purity’s Story: Breaking the Silence on Female Genital Mutilation and Child Marriage in Northern Kenya

Purity’s Story: Breaking the Silence on Female Genital Mutilation and Child Marriage in Northern Kenya

Posted on May 11, 2021

This blog post tells the story of Purity, a 13-year-old girl from northern Kenya, who wants to help girls and their parents in her community better understand the harmful repercussions of female genital mutilation and child marriage, and why girls should instead be enrolled in school. Read More

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