Anti-FGM Board Awarded for Accelerating SDGs
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Kenya Forum has awarded the Anti- FGM Board for its efforts to fight female genital mutilation (FGM) in the country. The organisation was recognised for being the best government institution with innovative strategies to accelerate the realisation of SDGs in Kenya by 2030. The SDGs Kenya Awards recognize innovative entities […]
Kenyan Chiefs To Lead War Against Female Cut
Chiefs have been identified as an integral part in the campaign to end Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) by 2022. The Ministry of Public Service and Gender and the Anti-FGM Board have kicked off a nationwide campaign targeting 22 FGM hot-spot counties. Chiefs have been identified as the crucial link in addressing the vice by virtue […]
Three Women Arrested For Aiding FGM
Police in Ndoleli, Igembe North on Friday arrested three women for helping five girls undergo female genital mutilation (FGM) on Monday. Also aiding in the investigations are three girls aged 15, 16 and 17, who were found to have already undergone the cut. Two others escaped the dragnet of the local Nyumba Kumi team. Among […]
Traditional Leaders Accused Of Betraying Anti-FGM Campaign In Tarime
DESPITE showing positive results in the recent years, ongoing campaign against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Tarime District is at a crossroads. With traditional leaders being accused of betraying the initiative. Fear abound that many girls are at risk of undergoing FGM in the district this December, which is traditionally recognized as the FGM season. […]
Uganda: Anti-FGM Campaigners Use Schools To Fight Vice
Schools in the Sabiny sub-region are championing a cultural behavioral change to eradicate the female genital mutilation (FGM) practice. FGM is the painful removal of the external female genitalia for non-therapeutic reasons and the practice is aligned to the Sabiny culture in the remote mountainous districts of Kapchorwa, Kween, Bukwo, Nakapiripirit, Moroto and Amudat. In […]
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