Let's join hands in ending the vice, anti-FGM Board CEO appeals
  • Author: Waweru Wairimu
  • Date: 2024-06-27 23:15:52

Let's join hands in ending the vice, anti-FGM Board CEO appeals

She stressed the need for State, non-state actors and organisations to collaborate in sensitisation of the local communities on the harmful effects of FGM.

Isiolo chiefs ordered to rein on parents abetting FGM
  • Author: Waweru Wairimu
  • Date: 2024-06-19 21:07:21

Isiolo chiefs ordered to rein on parents abetting FGM

Musango ordered chiefs to have parents and guardians who subject their daughters to the cut arrested and prosecuted for the offence which has a devastating impact on their education.

Isiolo FGM survivors on a mission to dissuade girls from undergoing the cut
  • Author: Waweru Wairimu
  • Date: 2024-06-10 06:31:04

Isiolo FGM survivors on a mission to dissuade girls from undergoing the cut

More than 200 million girls and women alive today have undergone FGM in 30 countries in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.

Pastoralist women trained on tackling Gender Based Violence in Isiolo
  • Author: Waweru Wairimu
  • Date: 2024-06-05 15:51:11

Pastoralist women trained on tackling Gender Based Violence in Isiolo

The women from Ngaremara, Burat, Bulapesa, and Wabera wards were also trained on how they could push for the implementation of county policies for eliminating GBV.

Courageous young girls in Tana River winning the war against FGM
  • Author: Farhiya Hussein
  • Date: 2024-05-07 07:23:22

Courageous young girls in Tana River winning the war against FGM

Through soccer, Hawaa is inspiring many girls to reject FGM and take pride in remaining the way they were born, a campaign that has so far saved over 20 girls from the blade.

Human Rights Watch raises alarm over Gambia's attempt to reverse FGM ban
  • Author: Hanifa Adan
  • Date: 2024-04-19 22:56:19

Human Rights Watch raises alarm over Gambia's attempt to reverse FGM ban

If National Assembly proceeds to adopt Women's (Amendment) Bill 2024 during its upcoming session, Gambia would become the first country to reverse such a ban.

Isiolo parents warned against subjecting girls to FGM during holidays
  • Author: Waweru Wairimu
  • Date: 2024-04-16 18:35:52

Isiolo parents warned against subjecting girls to FGM during holidays

FGM, which remains a major impediment to girls' access to education, causes bleeding, infections, complications during childbirth, and an increased risk of newborn deaths.

State urged to launch three-year campaign to end FGM
  • Author: Lucy Mumbi
  • Date: 2024-03-15 19:39:20

State urged to launch three-year campaign to end FGM

She also urged the government to outline measures to sustain the progress achieved through the campaign beyond 2022.

Shot in the arm for FGM fight in Isiolo as survivors network launched
  • Author: Eastleigh Voice Reporter
  • Date: 2024-03-07 21:43:41

Shot in the arm for FGM fight in Isiolo as survivors network launched

Communities that practice FGM consider it as a way to prepare girls for adulthood and marriage with those who have not undergone the cut faced with rejection and perceived as outcasts.

Woman jailed for handing over three-year-old British girl for FGM while in Kenya
  • Author: Mary Wambui
  • Date: 2024-02-16 22:58:30

Woman jailed for handing over three-year-old British girl for FGM while in Kenya

Amina was born in Somalia but moved to Kenya at the age of 8 during the civil war.

FGM medicalisation in Garissa hinders eradication efforts- expert
  • Author: Abdimalik Hajir
  • Date: 2024-02-06 20:09:48

FGM medicalisation in Garissa hinders eradication efforts- expert

FGM is recognised internationally as a violation of human rights, health and integrity of girls and women.

Eastleigh women stage march in campaign against FGM
  • Author: Lucy Mumbi
  • Date: 2024-02-06 19:01:32

Eastleigh women stage march in campaign against FGM

The United Nations identifies FGM as "an extreme form of discrimination against women and girls.”

Garissa's self-taught artists use art to fight FGM in vulnerable communities
  • Author: Yunis Dekow
  • Date: 2024-02-06 07:07:02

Garissa's self-taught artists use art to fight FGM in vulnerable communities

The artists' commitment to using art as a powerful tool for empowerment and awareness is gradually transforming cultural norms surrounding FGM in the region.

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