Alternative Rights of Passage
The Enduring Voices Foundation brought together the pastoralists’ communities in Naadadapo village of Kajiado County, where they were engaged through an all inclusive participatory health forum and dialogue designed to enlighten and change their attitude towards FGM in order to embrace alternative rites of passage, develop strategies for galvanizing positive social change, in order to influence policies that support the development and promotion of alternative rites of passage through scientific research, tested and proven approaches for programs that promote best practices in abandoning FGM practices. Around ten girls aged 10-15 were introduced to basket weaving and bead-making as an alternative rite of passage.