female genital mutilation

Kenya: Transforming Mandera County’s Deadly Reputation for Maternal Health

By Siddharth Chatterjee
For many women in Mandera County – a hard to reach, insecure and arid part of North Eastern Kenya – the story of life from childhood to adulthood is one about sheer pain and struggle for survival.

‘Zero Tolerance’ the Call for Child Marriage and Female Genital Mutilation

By A. D. McKenzie
Heightening their campaign to eradicate violence against women and girls, United Nations agencies and civil groups have called for increased action to end child marriage and female genital mutilation.

Time to “Drop the Knife” for FMG in The Gambia

By Saikou Jammeh
Women’s rights activists in the Gambia are insisting that more than 30 years of campaigning to raise awareness should be sufficient to move the government to outlaw female genital mutilation (FMG).