In Kenya alone, around 17,500 people are trafficked each year, with about half of them being children.

The anti-FGM crusader has transformed her traumatic experience into a beacon of hope for her community.

Madina hopes one day she will get the medical intervention necessary to understand and possibly rectify her condition.

Extra precautions are taken in such cases to ensure the safety of both mother and child, aiming to prevent excessive bleeding and complications.

FGM is predominantly performed on young girls between infancy and age 15, violating their human rights and perpetuating harmful gender norms and inequ...

If it succeeds, the Gambia, a small West African nation of fewer than 3 million people, would be the first country in the world to make FGM legal agai...

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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 re...

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

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

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

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