From Practitioner to an Advocate of Ending FGM/C
I am Coumba Guindo, the president of the Consultative Committee of the Women of Koussanar and a woman leader in Koussanar. My community has practised FGM/C for generations, and I…
My Journey of Triumph
To most people, I am an upcoming designer and a makeup artist, but behind all the glamour I have a past that I battled with for a while. Today, I…
Girls at the Centre: Ensuring girls’ voices are heard in the end female genital mutilation and cutting (FGM/C) movement
As women rights advocates including survivors of GBV and anyone at risk of FGM/C, gather at the 2023 Women Deliver Conference in Rwanda in July, it is critical to understand…
Men For Change
Youth, when meaningfully engaged, hold the key to ending Female Genital Mutilation/Cut (FGM/C) and forced marriages. Youth globally do not feel bound by rules and regulations set and tend to…
I COULD NOT GIVE BIRTH WITHOUT UNDERGOING FGM/C
As a survivor, I have experienced the effects of Female Genital Mutilation/Cut (FGM/C). My greatest wish is to put a stop to it so that the next generations do not…
Chief Rallies Community to End FGM/C and Child Marriage
Narok County is situated in the southern part of the Great Rift Valley. The Maasai community, a semi-nomadic community, is the predominant community occupying most parts of the county. Girls…