{"id":96,"date":"2016-06-21T19:35:04","date_gmt":"2016-06-21T19:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cwbblogs.com\/kenya16\/?p=96"},"modified":"2016-06-22T07:28:57","modified_gmt":"2016-06-22T07:28:57","slug":"day-two-one-year-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cwbblogs.com\/kenya16\/2016\/06\/21\/day-two-one-year-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Day two – One year on…"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first day saw our return to Il Polei primary and secondary school, where we held our first sessions last year. These are the two schools closest to the Maasai Cricket Warriors pitch and over the past year the MCW have been coaching at the school continuing to spread the message about the dangers of FGM, as well as developing the cricket within the school.<\/p>\n

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As its\u00a0the first day of the project we are continuing to work on our coaching methods for the project. Fusing anti-FGM messaging with cricket coaching is a continual development. As with all Cricket Without Boundaries sessions we have to adapt as we go along; factoring in the numbers of those participating\u00a0(coaching 200-300 kids at one time is pretty standard) and age ranges. With the FGM project we are\u00a0also working with differing understandings and awareness of FGM. Each session runs, numbers depending, with\u00a0at least three cricket coaching stations – focusing on batting, bowling and fielding, and an FGM awareness station where Esther, Hannah, Daniel, Benjamen and Katie speak to a small group of children about the dangers of FGM and gender equality.<\/p>\n

Last year when we visited the\u00a0Il Polei schools\u00a0the teachers and pupils at the school\u00a0were developing in\u00a0their understanding of FGM and cricket. Through the work that the MCW have done since, both the teachers and children are more aware and live to the issues surrounding FGM; not only that it is dangerous but also what happens to the girl if she is not cut? The teachers at the school, if they become aware of a girl who maybe at risk of FGM, are speaking to the girl’s family about the dangers in an attempt to try and persuade the family from having the girl cut. They are also\u00a0informing the family that they should keep her in school, not be married off, so that she can obtain an education and to value that education for the girl. In the event that this does not work, the teachers\u00a0are taking the girls as borders at the\u00a0school so they can still continue their education and be protected.<\/p>\n

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The continuance of their education is vital. If the girl is not cut, she runs the risk of being\u00a0ostracised from her family and community. In some areas where this has happened the\u00a0girls have turned to prostitution as a way of earning a living in order to support themselves. The move by the school to take in girl borders to protect them\u00a0 and provide the girls with an\u00a0opportunity to learn in order to get a job to support themselves is key. It gives the girls at risk options, where previously they have had none.<\/p>\n

Today’s statistics:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Number of schools coached<\/strong>: 2<\/p>\n

Number of kids coached:<\/strong> 480<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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