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1. FAQs
Created on 30 November -0001
2. Empowered and Ignited
(News & Blog)
... in so many ways. I am advocating to end FGM/C directly in my community both in Washington and through the Network to end FGM/C, and in my homeland of Kenya. I do this through my organization The New Dawn ...
Created on 18 January 2025
3. Global Collaboration to End FGM/C Conference 2024
(News & Blog)
... Joint Programme on the Elimination of FGM,  Susan Gibbs – Senior Advisor on Women’s Rights & FGM at Wallace Global Fund – and Dr. Kakenya Ntaiya – founder of Kakenya’s Dream – also welcomed attendees with ...
Created on 18 November 2024
4. My Story, My Voice
(News & Blog)
... speak about my experience. Emily Lerosion is a Samburu Indigenous woman leader originally from Laikipia North, Kenya, now based in Washington State. In addition to her roles as a wife and mother, ...
Created on 05 November 2024
5. Reflecting on The 4 Essential Strategies for Self and Community Care in Activism Event with Farzana Doctor
(News & Blog)
... community in Northern Kenya. Severina’s experiences with the challenges of balancing activism and her personal life provided a successful backdrop for the need of the FGM/C Policy Advocate Care Fund.  ...
Created on 10 September 2024
6. Volunteer Spotlight: Events & Programs Intern Derrick Simiyu
(News & Blog)
... time like? The first time I heard about FGC was after high school. This came about as a result of networking with an activist against the extensive FGC in Kenya. I learned through this experience how ...
Created on 30 May 2023
7. Volunteer spotlight: Editorial Intern Cecilia Mwakenya
(News & Blog)
Cecilia Mwakenya is a journalist, and a recent graduate from Rural Aid Kenya, where she pursued a diploma in communications (broadcast option). Previously, she worked as a social media volunteer at Tunza ...
Created on 19 April 2023
8. My experience learning about Kukeketwa (FGC)
(News & Blog)
By Cecilia Mwakenya Trigger warning: this article contains graphic descriptions of female genital cutting (FGC). I was born and raised in Chachewa, a small village in Taita Taveta County, Kenya. Taita ...
Created on 29 March 2023
9. There’s an App For That? Technological Innovation and Change Towards Ending Female Genital Mutilation/ Cutting
(News & Blog)
... ways, with apps like Mumkin and i-Cut from Kenya. Some other examples of tech for FGM/C include create interactive maps, such as map created by END FGM EU, which signpost the global prevalence of FGM/C.  ...
Created on 15 March 2023
10. The urgency of climate change: Reflecting on my conversation with activist Domtila Chesang
(News & Blog)
by Urvashi Sharma On a foggy day in October, I had the pleasure of speaking with Domtila Chesang, an inspired activist against female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) in Kenya, and more recently a ...
Created on 15 December 2022
11. An Emergency Within an Emergency: The Crises of Climate Change and Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
... and empowerment in her community, she has received a number of recognitions both locally and internationally. In 2017, she was among three Kenyans to receive the prestigious Queens Young Leaders Award ...
Created on 09 September 2022
12. Reflection on Sahiyo webinar: Understanding Social Norms to end Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
... of FGM Bill in Kenya. She also participated in our 2022 Spring Voices to End FGM/C workshop. Molly Melching is the founder and creative director of Tostan, an NGO whose mission is to empower African communities ...
Created on 01 August 2022
13. Notre Webinaire À Venir: Comprendre les normes sociales pour mettre fin aux mutilations génitales féminines
(News & Blog)
... Elle a entrepris des programmes d’abandon des MGF et a participé à la rédaction du projet de loi sur l’interdiction des MGF au Kenya. Molly Melching est fondatrice et directrice de la création de l’ONG ...
Created on 22 June 2022
14. Upcoming webinar: Understanding Social Norms to End Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
... Kenya. Molly Melching is Founder and Creative Director of Tostan. She has received international recognition for her groundbreaking work in the areas of social norm change and human rights education. She ...
Created on 20 June 2022
15. You are not alone
(News & Blog)
... of “Delinking Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting from Islam” and the “A Religious Oriented Approach to Addressing FGM/C among the Somali Community of Wajir, Kenya”. Maryan is involved in end FGM agenda ...
Created on 31 May 2022
16. A reflection on Equality Now’s webinar: The impact of laws and use of Multi-Sectoral Approach (MSA) to eliminate FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... committed to ending the practice of FGM/C in Kenya also spoke about cross border FGM/C as a challenge. She accurately framed this challenge as ‘people running away from the law’. This demonstrates that ...
Created on 28 March 2022
17. An FGC researcher's reflection on the first-ever Research Agenda and Ethical Guidance on Research for the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilatio
(News & Blog)
... than I ever could have. The event was hosted by the UNFPA, UNICEF, WHO, and the Population Council, Kenya. These organizations collaborated to launch two exciting new documents: the first-ever Research ...
Created on 11 February 2022
18. Reflecting on the launch of the first-ever Research Agenda and Ethical Guidance on Research for the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation
(News & Blog)
... in Research on Female Genital Mutilation. This online event, hosted by UNFPA, UNICEF, WHO, and the Population Council, Kenya. I immediately felt the buzz of excitement surrounding the launch. It is clear ...
Created on 08 February 2022
19. Introducing the Speakers for ‘How to Stop the Rising Trend of Medicalising Female Genital Cutting in Asia’
(News & Blog)
... she led field operations and non-research programs in India, Brazil, South Africa, China, Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda. She is a member of the Confederation of Indian Industry’s (CII) National Committee on ...
Created on 14 January 2022
20. Sahiyo in the Media
(News & Blog)
... Genital Mutilation/Cutting in the U.S?  2021 This Kenyan Activist said No to 'the Cut'  Training journalists in gender-sensitive reporting: Sahiyo. Sahiyo – a flame burning bright amid adversity ...
Created on 02 March 2021