Tag: Abuse of women and children

PROGRESS TOWARDS ENDING FGM IN SAMBURU, KENYA (Female Genital Mutilation)

adminEarly marriages / Female Genital Mutilation / Human Rights / Kenya

I just returned from Kenya, Africa. While there, I visited several Maasai villages to photograph and interview the women.   One of the villages that I visited in Samburu has an active project to educate young girls in the health issues of the practice of female genital mutilation, which has been a cultural practice for many …

HAITI

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Last week I returned from a photographic assignment in Cap Haitien, Haiti.  My impressions of the geographic locations where I photographed were that Haiti is one of the poorest countries I have visited. The people are friendly, but have many needs. In observing the women, I found that they are hard working and take on …