FGM

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CONFIRMED: American NGO Has Launched ‘Adopt a Clitoris’ Campaign in Kenya

The creation of Clitoraid was inspired by International spiritual leader, Raël, a relentless defender of human rights and women’s rights. The innate right...

ChildFund Kenya FGM campaign
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ChildFund Saves 122 Kenyan Girls From FGM

The alternative rite of passage was organised in conjunction with the Department of Children’s Services, the Ministry of Interior, the county and national...

Sarah Kajira. She is a reformed circumciser turned saviour and advocate of anti-FGM in Tharaka Nithi. www.businesstoday.co.ke
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Former Circumciser: “I could cut 50 to 60 girls every season.”

As the law enforcers continue cracking down on the cutters, some are abandoned the crude tools to embrace alternatives.

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Uhuru pledges to end FGM by end of his term

President Uhuru Kenyatta has pledged to end Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in the country by the end of his tenure in 2022. Mr...

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FGM foot soldiers: Role of women in patriarchal communities

Loriakwe, now 20, vividly remembers the day she underwent the cut as per the traditions of her Samburu people. Armed with little knowledge...

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Female circumcision lives on in a modern world with tough laws

The decision to cut girls remains a parental and societal matter, with fathers as the main decision-makers as well as chiefs and other...

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Woman who escaped cut named among most influential people

Nice Nailantei Leng'ete was named among the world's Most Influential Persons in the world for her crusade against Female Genital Mutilation

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KTN anchor wins award for anti-FGM war

Ali Manzu received the prestigious award at the first ever conference by the UN held at Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD)