Portrait winners
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Honorable Mention Title:Growing up Female in Maasai Society Female genital mutilation (FGM) is an invasive and cruel act that is done to girls and women with no medical reasoning behind it. This procedure is viewed as a cultural tradition and is usually carried out on girls ranging in age from newborns to 15 years old. It is estimated that 92 million girls 10 and up, have undergone female genital mutilation in Africa. I learned about FGM, in a Woman's Studies during college. I thought, like others in my class, that FGM was a horrific crime against young girls and would be stopped. Sadly, that was 24 years ago and the practice exists still today. I hope this image brings awareness to this issue by informing others and brings about social change.
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