ENGAGING THE LAW ENFORCERS IN ERADICATING FGM IN ISIOLO COUNTY

Samburu Women Trust has been implementing a project with kind support from the Africa-Led Movement-The Girl Generation(ALM-TGG): “Strengthening communities driven initiatives in eradicating FGM in Isiolo County.” Although legal restrictions have been found to reduce the rate of FGM/C, they have also been found to drive the practice underground. Eric Maber, a police officer at…

Girls And Women Are Speaking Out Against FGM

Girls And Women Are Speaking Out Against FGM

FGM has affected at least 200 million girls and women living in 31 countries today. Female genital mutilation (FGM) is defined as “any non-medical treatments involving partial or entire removal of the female external genitalia or other harm to the female genital organs.” FGM is a violation of the human rights of girls and women.…