The 21st Century Myths on FGM

Posted by - January 24, 2018

Have you ever wondered where the myths about FGM came from? They always sound out of this world! My favorite; the clitoris will grow long enough to be like a third leg! Just imagine ha ha ha ha. Well, it’s not a laughing matter many still believe it or at least they believe in it.

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Child Marriage is simply Evil

Posted by - January 7, 2018

Almost 1 in 4 Kenyan girls are married before the age of 18 but who is to blame for this? Kenyans always have excuses of ‘Serikali’, poverty, lack of access to education, culture, and ignorance but in my opinion the blame lies squarely with each and every Kenyan and it’s time to become accountable. Remember

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I Love and Hate Them Community Declarations against FGM!

Posted by - December 16, 2017

So far I have attended and witness several community public declarations against FGM in different communities within Kenya. The singing, dancing and feasting that normally accompanies them brings joy and togetherness and it’s all enjoyable.Community members forget all their problems for a moment and are united for a common cause; protecting the girl child from

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“Yes! Yes! Mentality” threatening End FGM work

Posted by - November 10, 2017

Yes! Yes! phenomenon I call it, this has been slowly creeping into the communities. They have perfected the act of telling the donors what they want to hear. Go to any community for monitoring and evaluation and you will think FGM ended yesterday. Community members will tell you all the nice theories of change that

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