Nine school-going girls from Chief Mbang’ombes chiefdom in Katete District in Eastern Province have been rescued from the Chinamwali initiation ceremony.ZANIS reports that Chief Mbang’ombe of the Chewa people of Katete and Sinda districts has said the nine girls were rescued after a tip-off from concerned members of the public.“Recently, we rescued nine girls from a woman who had recruited them for Chinamwali initiation. It’s a woman, the very people we have been talking about,” Chief Mbang’ombe said.The traditional ruler was speaking during the launch of the 16 days of activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) held under the theme “range the world: end violence against women now”.He stated that the woman culprit made a mistake by taking a girl in an examination class into her initiation circle.“Mostly, it is these same women who ruin things for themselves, they take a school-going child who is in an examination class and take her for Chinamwali and expect […]
NINE GIRLS RESCUED FROM CHINAMWALI INITIATION CEREMONY IN KATETE
