Tag: FGM
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Bridging Generations: Working Together to End FGM Against Women & Girls in Africa
The Campaign against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) isn’t just another campaign it’s a crucial human rights mission that demands the collaboration of generations, survivor-focused strategies, and long-term donor support. This […]
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Understanding FGM and Violence Against Women
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) remains one of the most challenging issues within the spectrum of Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG). Despite its severe health implications and the global movement […]
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Ending Female Genital Mutilation & Child Marriage in Kenya: A Call for Change
As a native of West Pokot County in Kenya, I have a deeply personal connection to the challenges posed by Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and child marriage within my community. […]
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Ending Female Genital Mutilation in Nigeria: How Far Have We Come?
Understanding FGM/C Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting (FGM/C) is a practice that is still occurring in about 30 African countries, as well as across the Middle East and Asia. It […]
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Female Genital Mutilation hurts women, girls, and our economies
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), which is the cutting of the female clitoris, is considered a crime in most countries. Although the practice has increased during the Covid-19 pandemic due to […]
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Ending FGM: Time to Shift the Power to Women & Frontline Activists
As an organization principled on collaboration not competition, last month was a pivotal milestone for AWRA. Some of our co-founders were privileged to participate in a retreat near Lake Naivasha, […]
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‘We Must Stand Against FGM’ : Sudani Doctor Hopes to Educate Men on FGM Horrors
Ali Awadelkarim is a medical doctor who obtained […]
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Somalia: Government must end medical negligence and prioritize anti-FGM laws
A loss of life, especially when it is completely avoidable, stings different. Just a few weeks ago, Fartun Ahmed, a 13-year-old bled to death after undergoing female genital […]
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AWRA calls on Mali to protect women and girls from FGM and gender violence during times of conflict
AMSTERDAM, JUNE 28, 2021- African Women Rights Advocates (AWRA) calls on the government of Mali to take immediate action to protect women and girls from female genital mutilation (FGM) […]
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“A New Dawn for Children”: FGM Survivor Writes Her Second Children’s Book
This blogpost was written by Ruth Harley, and first appeared on the website of Global Media Campaign to End FGM. AWRA founding member Sadia Hussein has written her second […]
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AWRA steps up efforts to end FGM, child marriage in Kenya’s most remote villages
The African Women Rights Advocates (AWRA) movement has been strengthening its efforts in some of Kenya’s most remote villages to help reduce the rates of child marriage and Female Genital […]
