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Rising temperatures, rising injustice for victims of abuse

Rendile Women in Korr, Marsabit County attending literacy classes under an Acacia tree. [Lynet Otieno, Standard]

Safia* enjoyed her childhood, love and family warmth, but lost it all so drastically when she conceived aged 16.

In her community in Marsabit, culture and the predominant religion prohibit pregnancy before marriage. She was therefore excommunicated. The man who put her in the family way knew the consequences, but he disappeared into thin air, while the girl was made to pay for their "sin".

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