Child Protection

Beading is a secret traditional practice among Samburu people of Northern Kenya where a young man (Moran) usually a clan member negotiates with a mother and brothers of a girl 9-15 years of age for sex to "prepare the girl for future marriage". This practice affecting 45% leads to school drop out, forced child marriages, unsafe forced abortion or infant killing when children are born. Overall it is physical/mental torture, sexual violence against minors. A fundamental violation of human rights.