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Over 300 youths beat FGM, graduate from alternative rite of passage

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Youths graduate from a one-month alternative rite of passage in West Pokot County. [Irissheel Shanzu, Standard]

More than 300 youths have graduated from an alternative rite of passage in West Pokot County, marking a significant step in efforts to stamp out outdated Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).

Pokot Outreach Ministries (POM) organised the one-month training to safeguard the rights of girls and protect them from negative practices that could ruin their education and future well-being.

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