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The VMMC Experience Project was established in 2014 to give a voice to the people affected by the West’s mass circumcision campaign in Africa. Their mission is to empower the most frequently overlooked contingent: Africans. The project director is [[Prince Hillary Maloba]] from Kenya. | The VMMC Experience Project was established in 2014 to give a voice to the people affected by the West’s mass circumcision campaign in Africa. Their mission is to empower the most frequently overlooked contingent: Africans. The project director is [[Prince Hillary Maloba]] from Kenya. | ||
They sent people with cameras to Uganda and Kenya, who documented the realities of the mass circumcision program. Local investigators conducted interviews with 90 affected men and women and found: | They sent people with cameras to Uganda and Kenya, who documented the realities of the mass circumcision program. Local investigators conducted interviews with 90 affected men and women<ref>https://www.thestreet.com/story/13910168/3/africans-speak-out-against-the-mass-circumcision-campaign.html</ref> and found: | ||
* Africans are told circumcision conveys immunity from HIV. | * Africans are told circumcision conveys immunity from HIV. | ||
* Condom use is at an all-time low, and AIDS is on the rise. | * Condom use is at an all-time low, and AIDS is on the rise. | ||