by LP | Nov 22, 2022 | Blog EN, News EN
VOICES OF AFRICAN WOMEN AGAINST GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND FGM By Cynthia Umurungi, the COP moderator and Marianne Nguena, the COP Coordinator. “I want every girl to know that her voice can change the world”. Malala. A woman’s voice is such a strong weapon. No wonder...
by LP | Dec 21, 2021 | Blog EN, News EN
LAW and FGM, are we having an implementation crisis? By Cynthia Umurungi, moderator of the CoP on FGM, and Caroline Lagat, Programme Officer- End Harmful Practices at Equality Now Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a serious and extreme form of gender discrimination...
by LP | Sep 22, 2021 | Blog EN, News EN
Cascading Efforts Towards Ending FGM in Kenya By Miss Everlyne (Eva) Komba* Female genital mutilation (FGM) is an internationally recognised violation of the human rights of girls and women, and, although the prevalence of FGM is declining, globally the practice still...
by LP | Aug 12, 2021 | Blog EN, News EN
I’m a Female Genital Cutting/Mutilation Survivor Who’s Finally Having Her #MeeToo Moment By Farzana Doctor (*) “My best friend is a Bohra woman. We’ve known each other for decades, but we’ve never spoken about this. Should I ask her if she was a victim of...
by LP | Jun 25, 2021 | Blog EN, News EN
Men and our duty to speak up against FGM by Modou Lamin Davies Growing up in my community, I learnt to catcall women. Sometimes, adult men would send me to tell off women who ignored their advances or refused to obey their instructions. I remember thinking how strange...
