Project Report
| Nov 30, 2022
Periodic Quarterly Update Report
By Ruth Konchellah | Director of Cherish Others Organization Kenya
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Cherish Others has continued to work to pursue both the well-being of girls in Transmara. A very important part of this work is involving parents, community leaders, and boys to support ending early marriage and FGM, and ensuring that girls get a good education.
As part of these efforts, Cherish Others donated two motorbikes to young men in the community who are supporting our efforts. One is a young man who has started teaching at a mixed primary school. He is helping by sensitizing the girls and the boys to these issues. He also serves as a good role model for the students.
The other is a young man who dropped out of high school, but who, through hard work, has managed to support himself. He is helping sensitize boys and girls to the importance of remaining in school. He shares with them the hardships he has encountered from not finishing school and shares with them the lessons he has learned on the importance of education.
We greatly appreciate the continuing support of our donors who make these efforts possible.
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Aug 16, 2022
Periodic Quarterly Update Report
By Ruth Konchellah | Director of Cherish Others Organization Kenya
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During this quarter we looked at the impact of our projects on education empowerment, and to counter the practice of female circumcision (FGM) and early marriage.
We relied on focus groups of girls who have participated in our programs about FGM and who have gone through our alternative rites of passage ceremonies. Based on the input of the girls, the impact appears to be highly positive. Ninety percent of the girls had managed to complete their primary school education and go on to secondary school. There were some who had still gotten married at a young age, but even some of them managed to continue their education.
These results indicate our projects are having a positive impact on communities in the Transmara region. It is clear that we are empowering girls to avoid the pitfalls of FGM and early marriage, and pursue their education. There is also a large health benefit, since girls and women who avoid female circumcision reduce the danger of obstructed labor and the development of fistulas. Overall, we believe that we are heading in the right direction.
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May 26, 2022
Periodic Quarterly Update Report
By Ruth Konchellah | Director of Cherish Others Organization Kenya
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Since our last quarterly report, Cherish Others Organization Kenya has focused on convincing mid-wives to abandon the practice of circumcision, and on providing an alternative source of income for female circumcisers.
Cherish Others Director Ruth Konchellah has been working to develop close relationships with women in the community who actually do the cutting to circumcise girls. This includes mid-wives. Mid-wives are particularly needed in their communities due to the lack of available medical care. When women give birth, if they have not already been circumcised, mid-wives often circumcise those women, regardless of their age. Ruth is educating mid-wives about how harmful this practice is, and has convinced some not to carry out the procedure.
In addition, Ruth has been working to convince traditional women circumcisers to abandon this practice. This affects their source of income, since they are paid to carry out the circumcisions. Therefore, Cherish Others has purchased several cattle so that they can have an alternative means of income by selling the milk. Cattle are an important staple of the Maasai community. This reports a photo of Ruth negotiating for the cattle in this male-dominated society!
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