A 9-day camp has started in Nyamira to educate girls from the age of 9 to 15 on modern and safe rites of passage.
The camp organised by the Vilbel Foundation aims at educating them on alternative ways of transitioning to young adulthood other than through female genital mutilation.
Speaking during the official opening of the camp, Vilbel Foundation director in charge of Kisii and Nyamira counties Keziah Oseko said that apart from the anti-FGM program, the girls will also be educated on how to live with respect in the society.
"The girls we have here are from the age of 9 years to 15 years and we are going to train them on the dangers of the FGM practice," she said.
Oseko said that they have so far received up to 40 girls in the camp and they still expected to receive more girls.
Nyabisimba sub-location assistant chief Robert Mauga who was also among the parents that had brought their children for the anti-FGM camp said that he wanted to be a good example to his people and also called on the residents to bring their girls to the camp.
The camp is one of the ongoing campaigns in Gusii to stop the FGM practice.