We got 4 search results

• Personal Stories

  Champion Against FGM and Child Marriage: Let The Tongue Be

  Martha, 39-years-old, lives in Marsabit County in Kenya near the Ethiopian border. She is part of the Borana tribe. Martha is an influential woman in her community; she is a matron at the local primary school, a spiritual leader, and leads a Women’s Group where women discuss their issues, mentor children in school about drug abuse, and participate in income-generating activities such as selling chickens and renting guest houses. Most importantly, Martha is a champion to end female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and child marriage in her community. “I’m in a women’s group

  Read More
• Personal Stories

  Male Champions Against FGM

  Moses, 21 years old, is a moran – a Samburu name given to young warriors between the ages of 12 and 25 – living in Wamba, Kenya which is home to the Samburu tribe. Morans play an important role in Samburu society. While elders ultimately make the decisions, morans are expected to discuss issues together and weigh-in, Moses tells us, “Most of the time when ceremonies like marriages happen, the first people to gather are the morans to see if the girl is able to be married off.” The decision for a community to continue practising female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and chil

  Read More
• Personal Stories

  Girl Rescued from FGM

  Sarafina is a teenager and goes to a boarding school in Wamba, Kenya. She is like many teen girls around the world: she enjoys school, loves to study Social Studies and English, and has dreams to be a doctor. However, unlike most other teenagers, Sarafina and the other girls in her community face the very real issues of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and Child, Early and Forced Marriages (CEFM). Wamba is home to the pastoralist Samburu tribe which has a higher prevalence rate of CEFM at 38%, compared to the national average of 23% in Kenya. CEFM and FGM/C are linked in Samburu cu

  Read More

• Community Voices – Amref Alternative Rite of Passage to FGM

  Read More