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.

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...

Harrison Ochola, Garissa's FAWE coordinator, cited a survey they conducted in 2022, which he said revealed that only about 20 per cent of the girls in...

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...

In a delayed commemoration of the International Day of the African Child, stakeholders called for collaboration by all to eliminate FGM, early marriag...

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

The silence surrounding SGBV due to fear, shame, and social stigma further entrenches the problem. The community believes in settling matters using th...

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...