Rites of womanhood
A young Pokot girl is held by a member of her community as she tries to escape a forced marriage, unaware of the arrangements her father had made.
Like other families in the settlement in a remote Kenyan village, her parents had arranged for their daughter to be married early on in adolescence.
Many families refrain from telling their daughters their plans, worried they may run away from home.
A Pokot girl gets her braids done by her friends prior to an initiation ceremony marking her transition into womanhood.
Pokot men and women hold a girl before she is taken away to be married to a member of their community.
A man brings a girl back to her family home after she tried to escape when she realised she is to be married off.
The girl cries as she is brought back to her family home.
Pokot girls donning traditional jewellery stand in a circle during an initiation ceremony of over 100 girls.
Pokot girls and boys dance together during the ceremony.
Pokot girls and adults stand in a circle during the ceremony.
A Pokot man holds a lamb as he blesses dozens of girls during their initiation.
Pokot men grab a bull for an elder of the community to bless during the ceremony.
Pokot girls hit a young bull as part of their initiation.
Pokot girls taking part in the initiation punch the young bull until the animal is exhausted.
A young bull lies dead on the ground after having been killed
