Female Genital Mutilation

4 op de 5 Nederlanders vindt dat Nederland zich moet inzetten om meisjesbesnijdenis te bestrijden

In veel nomadische gemeenschappen in Afrika is meisjesbesnijdenis nog steeds onderdeel van een eeuwenoude traditie. Toch wonen er ook in…

3 years ago

Con altri occhi: Fiorella Mannoia porta il lavoro dell’Amref a Milano

ROMA aise - Una Fiorella Mannoia inedita, nelle vesti di fotografa, quella de "Con altri occhi. L'Africa che guarda al…

3 years ago

M-Pesa Foundation launch programmes to boost maternal health in Homa Bay

Homa Bay is one of the counties in Kenya with poor reproductive, maternal, new-born, child and adolescent health indicators. The…

3 years ago

Health Workers Trained on Forensic Management of Sexual and Gender Based Violence Cases

In a bid to strengthen healthcare workers’ response to sexual and gender based violence (SGBV) cases, Amref Health Africa in…

3 years ago

Government worried over GBV cases in Uganda

The Government is worried about the escalating cases of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in the country. Gender state minister Peace Mutuuzo…

3 years ago

The Girls in the Wild Fig Tree: How One Girl Fought to Save Herself, Her Sister and Thousands of Girls Worldwide

As a girl, Nice knew that to resist the cut meant becoming an outcast in Masai culture. Yet Nice managed…

3 years ago

Interview with Binta – Amref Champion who Act as Part of the Generation Fillers Senegal Collective

Meeting with Binta, AMREF Champion who acts as part of the Génération Filles Senegal collective, a collective supported by the…

3 years ago

Long droughts push girls to FGM, early marriages

The scorching sun on the plains of Kajiado Central is unforgiving to teenage girls who trek for several kilometres across…

3 years ago

Dangerous Price of COVID Rules for Women, Children in Africa

Sean Callaghan recalls the moment in late February 2020, sitting around a table with fellow researchers on a work trip…

3 years ago

Wildfire to publish Leng’ete memoir: The Girls in the Wild Fig Tree

Wildfire will publish The Girls in the Wild Fig Tree, a memoir from activist Nice Leng’ete, in partnership with Little,…

3 years ago