Female Genital Mutilation
African women are ending FGM on the front lines
A few years ago I personally witnessed a girl bleed to death after undergoing female genital mutilation (FGM) here in Kenya. It was a harrowing…
2018 Update on Ending FGM
Read our 2018 Update on Ending FGM
300 girls undergo FGM in Kenya
You may have read reports that 300 girls have just undergone female genital mutilation (FGM) in Kuria, Southern Kenya in recent weeks. I have fought for Kenyan…
BBC World Service interviews Agnes Pareyio
BBC World Service travelled to Narok, Kenya to interview Agnes Pareyio, founder of Donor Direct Action partner, Tasaru Ntomonok Initiative (TNI). Agnes is doing incredible…
Work of Kenyan partner Tasaru Ntomonok Initiative is featured by BBC
The BBC video features the rescue center and school run by Donor Direct Action partner Tasaru Ntomonok Iniative (TNI) for girls fleeing their families to escape female genital mutilation or forced marriage in the Maasai community of Kenya.
FGM is a men’s issue too
“The main reason why girls in Kenya undergo FGM is to increase their marriageability. If men said no to FGM, trust me, families wouldn’t get their girls cut,” says Kenyan farmer and community worker Tony Mwebia.
ESCAPING FORCED MARRIAGE
Escaping Forced Marriage Most of those who listen to her mumble her story shake their heads and wonder how the fate that almost befell Judy*…
Transforming Outrage into Action – Hawa’s Story
Transforming Outrage into Action – Hawa’s Story The little girl’s father believed boys and girls should be educated, and he opposed female genital mutilation (FGM).…
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