article_snippet: During the month of June, which marks the start of a new harvest, thousands of boys are sent naked into remote areas to survive with little more than a blanket and meagre rations.
article_snippet: The ritual is known as ukwaluka and has been practiced for generations.
article_snippet: The ultimate test of the rite of passage is the process of ukwaluka - the cutting of the penis foreskin that is done by an incibi - a traditional surgeon - which symbolises the beginning of manhood.
article_snippet: However, infections and other complications are coming causing the death of scores of teenagers.
article_snippet: Each year, there are repeated calls for The ritual to be stopped.