Harmful Cultural Practices in Kenya
Explore a case study from Kenya shedding light on harmful cultural practices violating girls' rights. Discover how traditions like female genital mutilation perpetuate harm and lack of sexual education, impacting young women's health and well-being.
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Case study from Kenya on FGM and cultural practices which violate girls rights
Aims and objectives To show how cultural practices violate the rights of girls
Case details One ethnic group in Kenya honours rites of passage for adolescent boys which violate the rights of girls M is 15 years old and has been carefully protected by her mother since puberty at 12 years One day her mother wakes her up, bathes her and dressed her specially and takes her to a strange hut where she is instructed to lie on a bed and keep her legs open She feels sharp excruciating pain down below and herbal preparation was inserted in her vagina and she was ordered to keep her legs closed
Case details Two weeks later she heals and her mum tells her she will bring honour to the family She later learns that by tradition and culture, girls are circumcised and given to warrior boys who are confined to camp for various rites as sexual companions No protection is offered against STIs and when she developed sores later on and is told she is HIV positive treatment consists of herbs procured from a medicine man by her mother Girls who get pregnant outside marriage have their pregnancies aborted by their mothers. This may involve crushing the head of the foetus against the girls pelvis
Learning points Perpetrators are primary caregivers, parents, teachers and close relatives in Kenya and many other countries where culture and tradition are the predominant reason for a large number of practices that are harmful and violent, especially to girls Female genital mutilation is believed to help control sexual urge in young girls and keep them chaste. The same tradition and culture is however throwing these virgin girls at young men to whom they are not married There is no sex education of either young men or the young women to protect them against sexually transmitted infections (STIs) or pregnancies
Learning points There is a lack of healthcare available for those who get STIs Women doctors must be aware of these practices and use every available opportunity to educate their patients on the dangers of these practices and the continued violations of the rights of children especially girls Women doctors need to work with community opinion leaders to offer education on the effects and outcomes of these harmful practices
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