Female Genital Mutilation

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…

5 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…

5 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…

5 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…

5 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,…

5 years ago

Mutilazioni genitali femminili: l’Onu prova a porre fine a questo orrore

In alcuni paesi del mondo sono legali delle pratiche che non dovrebbero poter essere praticate nemmeno sugli animali. Ma si…

5 years ago

A Father’s Perspective on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C)

Meet Denge Lugayo, 56, a Project Manager with Amref Health Africa in Kajiado County, Kenya. Denge is the father of…

5 years ago

End female genital fistula

What you need to know: Female Genital Fistula is a birth injury caused by prolonged and obstructed labour without access…

5 years ago

Amref Health Africa Welcomes High Court Ruling against Lawsuit Challenging Kenya’s Ban on FGM/C

Amref Health Africa has welcomed the judgment of the High Court of Kenya in the case Dr. Tatu Kamau v…

5 years ago

Covid-19 e mutilazioni genitali: le ragazze africane rischiano di più

Se la pandemia da coronavirus ha messo in ginocchio indistintamente tutti gli stati del mondo, sia in termini di salute,…

5 years ago