Namibia’s Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC)

Staff Writer Norich Uararakana Kaurika, 44, is a respected traditional circumciser from Okakarara, a small town in the Otjozondjupa Region. Norich takes pride in performing circumcisions because in his tribe (Ovaherero), tradition dictates that every young man should be circumcised not only as a rite of passage but also to prevent infections and improve hygiene. He explains the traditional role the fraternity of boys circumcised in the same year is playing for all of them. ‘’In difficult times, the men in the group will become each other’s pillars of hope. They keep each other accountable for staying on the straight…