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 programme partners, she strengthened data
There is a particular kind of silence that survivors of FGM know well. It is not the silence of peace. It is the silence of fear, of a wound you were told to carry quietly,
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 survivor-led organisations remain underfunded, under-recognised,
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 shape power. And who gets
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). This work allows me to
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 its most transformative approaches has
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 Movement Programme strengthened her work,
Reflections from: David Kawai, Viola Rutto, Herbert Barasa, and Fredrick Nchoko (AMREF Health Africa-Kenya) Efforts to end Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) have taken many forms, both tested and emerging, reflecting the complexity and deeply rooted
When we began this journey in July 2023, the idea of a CSO Network to end FGM in Kenya was more of a hope than a structure. It started as an internal conversation, a call to
As The Girl Generation–ALM continues to provide global platforms for survivors of female genital mutilation (FGM), one persistent challenge remains: access to visas. For many African frontline activists, the process can be disheartening and often exclusionary. European countries
The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) was established in 1946 as the principal global intergovernmental body dedicated to advancing gender equality, women’s rights, and the empowerment of women. This annual gathering plays a
The Girl Generation-ALM programmes in Tambacounda, Kedougou, Kolda, and Sedhiou regions of Senegal. In Senegal, FGM is widespread, affecting approximately 20% of women aged 15-49 (2024), down from 25% in 2019. In Kolda and Sédhiou,
