A CHAT FROM LONDON: Discussants see need to involve men in FGM fight

>Wednesday, October 15, 2014...A tiny delegation of well educated women; modest and intelligent, will be welcomed into one of the most powerful rooms in the northern hemisphere. First is Mrs Rhobi Samwelly (pictured), mother of four children, hailing from Butiama, Mara Region.

>Three health items attracted my attention early this week in London. Tucked on page seven of Monday’s Daily Mail, the story by Sophie Borland, health correspondent read, “Prostate cancer – raises breast risk for daughters”...

A good day becomes evident in the morning...so the Swahili proverb goes. It was ice cold but the sun was shining.

>May I share a few clips from last week? First the video.  A mass of frenzied people are chasing a man somewhere in West Africa.   Right on the knees of Ebola.  Someone sent it via WhatsApp.  Don’t frown if you don’t use WhatsApp.

It is a cold wet winter afternoon, a few days after the Paris and Bamako terrorist attacks. As I stroll down a major street in East London, a man is melodically hollering:“Evening Standard! Evening Standard!”

FGM Fight - a War Mara Must Win At All Cost
AllAfrica.com
Hundreds of girls who escaped FGM and sought refuge at Masanga centre in Mara, northern Tanzania, in a photo taken in December 2013. On February 6, this year, Tanzania joined the rest of the world to mark International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female ...

>May we begin by asking a question? Is it true that there is a huge difference between the thinking of Africans living on the continent and those outside it? Over 50 years ago, we used to call overseas-based ones the “African Wazungus” not because of race but attitude and manners. It was insulting being called Mzungu Mweusi. Nevertheless, behind closed doors it was privileged.

A group of young male Masai Warriors in Kenya who formed a cricket team have found a voice through the game to push for equal rights and education for girls.

Lynne Featherstone MP announces FGM conference for North London ...
24dash (press release) (blog)
Local MP Lynne Featherstone will host a conference in February, to raise awareness of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), and to discuss how professionals in North London can work together to protect and support vulnerable women and girls. Professionals ...
Tanzanian girls escape from genital mutilationThe New Age Online

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