FGM Fight

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 ...

a War Mara Must Win At All Cost

Habari Zinazoendana

9 years ago

BBC

VIDEO: Masai cricket starts fight against FGM

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.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

24 Oct

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

 Last week I mentioned that there will be an interesting discussion on Wednesday, October 5, this year... And yes, it was indeed, historic.  Ah, to recap...for those who missed the news item. I did write...

 

10 years ago

Vijimambo

06 Jan

PRESS RELEASE: FGM GRADUATION IN MARA “Mara youth: vessels and voices of change in ending FGM”

Masanga, 05 January 2015 – As efforts to end female genital mutilation (FGM) are intensifying in the country, 836 young people– 634 girls and 202 boys from Tarime and Loliondo districts, have gone through alternative rites of passage training. The young people were awarded certificates of merit during a graduation ceremony organized by Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent De Paul on Monday 5th January 2015 and officiated by Minister of Labour and Employment, Hon. Gaudensia Kabaka.

The...

 

10 years ago

BBC

'Fifty girls' taken from UK for FGM

UK police begin an investigation into reports that at least 50 girls were taken from the UK to Somalia for female genital mutilation.

 

5 years ago

BBC

04 Jun

Sudan banned FGM - what happens next?

FGM was outlawed by Sudan's new Sovereign Council, who have been in power since August 2019.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

12 Feb

Anti-fgm pact most welcome

Tanzania has the dubious distinction of having the highest child marriage rates in the world. This should embarrass us all. It is estimated that two out of five girls here are married off before they turn 18. Thousands drop out of school due to early motherhood, when many of them are barely more than children themselves

 

9 years ago

BBC

Midwife trying to save women from FGM

The midwife trying to save others from FGM

 

10 years ago

Mail &Amp; Guardian Online

10 Nov

Child marriage and FGM in Tanzania

Child marriage and FGM in Tanzania
Mail & Guardian Online
HRW calls on Tanzania to set the minimum age for marriage at 18, following an investigation into high levels of child marriage and FGM in the country. Child marriage in Tanzania limits girls' access to education and exposes them to serious harms, Human ...

 

10 years ago

BBC

Two cleared in landmark FGM case

The doctor and father of a 13-year-old who died after allegedly undergoing female genital mutilation are cleared in a landmark trial in Egypt.

 

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