British High Commission Nairobi: Pokot Girls Rescued from FGM and Child Marriage Graduate

100 girls in West Pokot rescued from FGM and child marriage graduate with entrepreneurial and ICT skills.

Head of DFID Kenya Lisa Phillips recently attended a graduation ceremony for girls from the Pokot community who completed trainings on social entrepreneurship and ICT. The over 100 girls who escaped from Female Genital Mutilation and forced early marriages will now become ambassadors to educate and sensitize the rest of the community on the dangers of FGM.

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