Safe in Serengeti: Young women and girls seek refugee from female genital mutilation in Mara, Tanzania
“Many girls flee their homes with nothing more than the clothes they were wearing,” says Apaisaria Kiwori, as she instructs the designated cooks to stir the pots of red kidney beans and rice for dinner. Kiwori is the head matron of the only safe house ......
Published By: Tanzania - Monday, 13 November
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