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The new rat traps are distributed in village ceremonies, where each recipient agrees to a 10-commitment pledge and "signs" with a thumbprint. "I was part of one of those ceremonies," says Dr. Siri Terjesen of Texas Christian University. "Many of the women came from far away, all dressed up, to get the traps for their families. Sethu made a speech on the progress the people had made, and I handed the women the traps." Program director Sethu Sethunarayanan is behind Dr. Terjesen, dressed in white.