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Lale Labuko

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Nationality
  
Ethiopian

Occupation
  
Activist

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Known for
  
co-founding the Omo Child Shelter

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Lale Labuko' is an Ethiopian activist and founder of the Omo Child Shelter which houses children who are at risk of being killed due to certain tribal beliefs.

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Background

Lale Labuko comes from the Kara tribe and grew up in the village of Dus which is by the Omo River. When he was aged about 15 years, witnessed the practice of Mingi. In 2012, he was working to save a baby girl deemed Mingi because she was born out of wedlock. He currently runs a shelter for the so-called cursed children. He is featured in John Rowe's 2015 film Omo Child: The River and the Bush which follows him as he tries to end the practice.

Together with film maker John Rowe, he founded the Omo Child Shelter.

Documentary

  • Drawn from Water ... Interviewee - 2012
  • Omo Child: The River and the Bush - Himself - 2015
  • References

    Lale Labuko Wikipedia


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