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Kazana – An Anti-FGM song by Kambua
Globally, at least 200 million girls and women alive today have undergone some form of Female Genital Mutilation(FGM).It is a violation of their human rights and has got to stop! Take a…
Lilian Teto’s Story: Escaping FGM in Oloitokitok
It is a tale of hope and despair , 11 years old Lilian Teto, a nursery school pupil in Olguluuli village, Oloitokitok will never forget 20th July 2016, the day when she…
She Fled From her Family to Escape FGM
The 12 year-old Sereyia Merin from Olgulului village, Oloitokitok narrates how she escaped the scourge of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). She is shy, but that doesn’t prevent her from sharing her story,…
Stop Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Start the Alternative!
Amref Health Africa runs anti-FGM campaigns in several African countries that have contributed to the decline of the practice. The campaigns offer alternatives to the ‘traditional’ ritual that young girls are forced to partake.
Maasai community members talk about the Alternative Rites of Passage
Together with the Maasai in Kenya and Tanzania, Amref Health Africa has developed an Alternative Rite of Passage for girls to transition to womanhood. While most of the traditional ritual remains unchanged,…