Kenya

Maasai tribe elders and women gather for a forum organized by AMREF, and geared at sensitizing the elders and women towards an alternative rights of passage for young girls, that would stop female circumcision.

How young men can change the gender and social norms of the Maasai people to support girls’ education

Damaris Seleina Parsitau

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Maasai tribe students at the Shompole school that is supported by AMREF. This school supports alternative rights of passage for young Maasai tribe girls, that would prevent them from going through the traditional female circumcision and keep them in school through secondary school. June 11, 2014 in Shompole, Kenya. (Photo by Jonathan Torgovnik/Reportage by Getty Images)..

Engaging the custodians of tradition and culture

Damaris Seleina Parsitau

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Supporters of the opposition National Super Alliance (NASA) coalition gather at a water fountain during a protest calling for the sacking of election board officials involved in August's cancelled presidential vote, in Kisumu, Kenya October 6, 2017. REUTERS/James Keyi - RC18F84DF2A0

How Kenya is handling uncertainty as it heads toward a presidential election redo

Tuesday, October 10, 2017