2022 In Photos: Wrapping up the Year
When the philosopher, Cicero, said, “The face is a picture of the mind with the eyes as its interpreter.” This interpretation felt most relevant this year as the camera soon…
BREAKING THE SILENCE
"At first, I was considered an uprooted person. Someone who doesn’t appreciate the culture of our ethnicity and my parents were consistently notified by the elders that I was rude.…
A VOICE OF REASON
“As the president of The Women's Movement set up by ActionAid Senegal, we will continue to join other organizations and the community so that Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) practice is…
THE GIRL GENERATION FESTIVAL
The first ever The Girl Generation Festival (TGGFest 2022) was held in Nairobi, in October 2022 to commemorate both World Mental Health Day and International Day of the Girl. This…
Survivors Leadership Training
According to UNFPA, more than 200 million women and girls have undergone FGM/C globally, and over three million more are at risk every year. FGM/C is recognized internationally as a…
AS LONG AS I LIVE
“As a survivor, I know what excision is because I was excised at the age of six, I remember every scream I uttered, every suffering, every pain I underwent, and…