A young girl stands up to female genital mutilation,Sierra Leone hopes to see end of Ebola, and dispatches from the humanitarian frontline Meet “Mariatu”, or the 16-year-veteran girl who is bravely standing up to female genital mutilation in Sierra Leone. Mariatu fled her village to avoid being initiated into its all-female secret society,in which FGM is considered a rite of passage. Watch her story and hear from two soweis, the highest ranking figures in secret societies, or who speak approximately the role of FGM in their community.
Also in Sierra Leone,teams fighting Ebola say they may have seen the final cases of the disease. Guardian journalist Lisa O’Carroll reports on the release of the final patient from the country’s treatment centres, which started a 42-day countdown to Ebola-free status.
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Source: theguardian.com