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The Head of MEL, Jane Meme Reflects on Five Years of Learning

By The Girl Generation July 28, 2026General, Reflections, Story HubNo Comments

Over the past five years, Jane Meme, Head of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL), has helped shape The Girl Generation's learning journey. Working closely with the FGM Data Hub and…

What Actually Works for Girls?Reflections from Nalafem on Power, Movements and Feminist Futures

By The Girl Generation July 7, 2026General, ReflectionsNo Comments

Across Africa, girls and young women are leading transformative movements despite shrinking civic space, declining funding, political instability, and growing resistance to feminist organising. Yet too often, grassroots leaders and…

International Journalism Festival: What TGG-ALM Learned About Narrative Power, Survivor Voices, and the Media

By The Girl Generation June 4, 2026General, Reflections, Story HubNo Comments

When TGG-ALM's Global Advocacy Director, Dr. Leyla Hussein, and Senior Programme Manager, Olga De Biaggio attended the International Journalism Festival in Perugia-Italy, one theme emerged across almost every conversation- Stories…

Reflections on Engaging Men in the Movement: Insights from the MEL Reflection Workshop

By The Girl Generation March 6, 2026General, ReflectionsNo Comments

As a member of the Grants team, my role involves supporting grantee partners in co-designing and implementing community-based programmes, with a focus on community engagement, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL).…

Survivor leadership is not charity; it is justice!

By The Girl Generation March 4, 2026General, ReflectionsNo Comments

The Girl Generation – Africa Led Movement to end female genital mutilation (TGG-ALM) was established to develop and test approaches to ending FGM that are locally led, scalable, sustainable, and impactful. Among…

My Power, My Voice to Lead: A Reflection by Aisha Roba, Survivor and TGG Grantee

By The Girl Generation October 16, 2025General, ReflectionsNo Comments

We asked Aisha Roba, a survivor of FGM and founder of Every Girl’s Dream Community-Based Organization, to share her journey of how receiving a grant through The Girl Generation’s Africa-Led…