Mara. Female genital parts extracted during female genital mutilation (FGM) are secretly traded like illicit drugs in parts of the Mara Region, an investigation by The Citizen has established.This ...

“I was thrown a big party before my cutting. I had my hair done and I was even given presents,” recalled Hoda Ali, a survivor of female genital mutilation (FGM), who went on to cofound The Vavengers, ...

Last month, Nigeria hosted the 13th Annual Technical Consultation of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Joint Programme on the Elimination of ...

Baringo Woman Representative Gladwell Cheruiyot. She has accused men of failing to speak up despite knowing the importance of the mutilated organ. [File, Standard] Last week, 22 women from Kericho ...

She wasn’t sick. She wasn’t in danger. She was born a girl, and that was enough. In parts of the world today, being a girl still comes with one of the most brutal rites imaginable: Female genital ...

Mara. When Joyce (not real name) reflects on the choice she made at 15, she describes it as the hardest and bravest decision ...

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