FGM Stories
Armed with courage and compassion, Wario Nasibo and her team at Girl Concern are rewriting what it means to be a girl in Isiolo.
But the reality remains grim. While SHOFCO’s safe houses provide essential resources for healing, counselling and education, their ability to care for...
Several southern African countries started their national circumcision programmes to prevent HIV in 2010. As of 2023, 37 million voluntary medical mal...
Globally, the numbers are staggering: over 640 million women alive today were married as children, and 12 million girls are still married each year -...
The KNCHR-led forum concluded with a resounding message that ending FGM and other harmful practices demands more than laws. It requires shifting minds...
Kenya loses an estimated 10 women a day to postpartum haemorrhage, a toll experts say may be even higher due to widespread underreporting.
Since the enactment of the 2011 Prohibition of FGM Act, which outlawed the practice, thousands of girls have been spared the cut and instead embraced...
Nominated Senator Mariam Sheikh Omar expressed deep concern over the sharp increase in GBV cases in the county, calling for collective action and an e...
The funding boost comes amid a surge in gender-based violence across Kenya, with women and girls bearing the brunt of the crisis.
Cheptumo said community involvement remains central to her ministry's strategy, revealing that six declarations have been signed with elders in areas...
According to the Social Protection department, the funds have been reduced from Sh1.044 billion to Sh940 million for the 2025/2026 financial year.
The civil society group also blamed the region's nomadic herding practices for escalating sexual abuse among young girls who should otherwise be in sc...
An estimated four million girls are still at risk each year, underlining the urgent need for global action to end this harmful tradition once and for...
The senator, who was nominated on a platform of championing women's rights, expressed frustration that even within her own political party, her voice...
During the event, women’s rights activists from various organisations emphasised the need to address the rampant cases of sexual violence against scho...
Our study estimates that it causes approximately 44,000 deaths each year across the 15 countries we examined. That is equivalent to a young woman or g...
It says the economic burden of FGM is staggering, with the healthcare cost for survivors in prevalent countries reaching $1.4 billion (Sh180.9 billion...
Alternative rite of passage programmes are gaining traction as a culturally sensitive way to replace FGM with safer and more empowering practices.
Others who participated in the Anti-FGM County Policy discussions urged both levels of government, as well as non-governmental organisations, to creat...
One question which arises is whether the National Gender and Equality Commission is effective in the war against gender-based violence in Kenya.
He noted that while the government has made progress in combating FGM, the involvement of medical professionals in the practice is an alarming develop...
Through collaboration with community members, actionable steps are being developed to shield girls from FGM.
The caucus of female MPs has called for stronger enforcement of existing laws and a national effort to raise awareness.
A major barrier to girls' education remains the inadequate allocation of sanitary towels.
Soulful takes readers through the coercive process used to persuade girls to undergo FGM, often through false promises
Langat proposed involving men and empowering women more in order to tackle female genital mutilation (FGM) and early marriages.
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.
The group is committed to helping young people get out of poverty and using them as community anti-drug champions.
