Youth Voices at the Forefront: A Regional Call to End FGM
In early June 2025, young changemakers from across East Africa gathered in Kampala, Uganda, to sit across the table from lawmakers and call for a binding regional law to end…
In this reflective question-and-answer piece, Sene Cory shares with us the work of The Girl Generation-ALM in Senegal.
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…
International Day for Zero Tolerance to FGM: Highlights from ZTD 2025 Across the Movement
Each year on February 6, the world marks the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)—a day of reflection, action, and recommitment. For The Girl Generation, this…
Driving Change: My Journey in Advocacy to End FGM in Somaliland
I am Ugbad Ahmed Hashi, from Somaliland over the past three years, I have participated in several capacity-strengthening workshops and advocacy events organized by the Orchid Project under the ALM…
Breaking the Cycle: My Fight Against FGM Through Advocacy
My name is Hanna Kumera, a passionate advocate for youth empowerment and social change. Born and raised in a beautiful town named Bahir Dar in Ethiopia, my journey in advocacy…
Not Just Her Fight: My Journey as a Young Male Ally to End FGM #HeforShe.
The pain of tradition is often silent, buried in rituals passed down without question. In my community, this silence surrounds Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)—a practice defended as culture but one…