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FGM In Tanzania
April 29, 2015 at 10:30 am

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One of the most despicable and ugly fights in the battle for women’s rights globally is against female genital mutilation. It is a cultural practice often referred to as female circumcision where girls, commonly in Middle Eastern and African nations have their genitals cut by a blade or a knife as this is considered to be a practice that keeps them “pure”. It does not of preserve purity. Instead it causes major health problems such as excessive bleeding, HIV (due to lack of sterile cutting instruments being used) psychological damage and in some cases even death.

According to the World Health Organization, around 140 million women and girls are living with the consequences of female genital mutilation around the world, most of them in Africa. The practice is also associated with child marriage and the end of an education for a girl.Internationally FGM is recognized as a human rights violation. But in Tanzania, for example, FGM is illegal, but it happens all the time.

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Rhobi Samwelly, this badass woman coordinating the efforts of the safe house, funded by local churches and mosques told the BBC that when it comes to FGM, it is a race against the clock for these girls. In the 2014 cutting season, the safe house rescued 154 girls. “FGM and child marriage are illegal in our country. I would be a fool to allow a girl to go home to that. I’m going to work to make sure I save these girls,” she says.

Rhobi herself was a victim of FGM as a child but was fearful of undergoing the procedure because one of her friends died from it. She was told not to tell anyone about her friend’s tragic death. In Rhobi’s mind, if she had a place to escape to, like the safe house she is running today, she would’ve gladly gone there.

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http://girltalkhq.com/meet-the-woman-running-a-safe-house-protecting-girls-from-fgm-in-tanzania/