By Amy Maglio | Executive Director
Our Alternative Rite of Passage program (ARP) is a week-long event that is held each December with our Kenyan partner organization, Tharaka Women’s Welfare Project (TWWP). Called “Circumcision with Words”, this program seeks to combat the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) by addressing its cultural and social underpinnings on multiple levels.
In December 2014, 250 girls participated in our program! Since its initial implementation by WGEP in 2007, the ARP program has helped over 1,300 rural Kenyan girls and their families abandon the harmful and deeply rooted tradition of FGM.
Moreover, due to its great popularity and increasing demand, WGEP also included 58 boys in an ARP-like retreat program. Participants discussed safe male circumcision and publicly supported their sisters, cousins and female friends in standing up against FGM. This boys program was initiated in 2013 with 32 male participants.
Thank you to all of our donors and supporters who make this work possible!
We are excited to see how both our boys and girls programs expand and grow together!
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By Amy Maglio | Founder & Executive Director
By Amy Maglio | Founder and Executive Director
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