Ogote: Female genital cutting

Author: Javier Acebal

Despite laws forbidding the practice, Female Genital Cutting (FGC) remains and enduring traditions in Ethiopia. Political leaders have found FGC difficult to eliminate on the local level because of its cultural and sometimes political importance, meanwhile in some areas the 95% of women are still suffering the phycological and medical consequences.

Tadelech’s bar.

Author: Javier Acebal

Tadelech was born in a town in Gurage Zone, where she grew up. She has 3 sisters and one brother, who now lives in Addis Ababa. When she was 16 she married a local boy. The conditions in their native town were really terrible and as a young couple they decided to set off to look for a better place to start their life together. Approximately 25 years ago they moved as far as Leku in Shebedino.