Tony Mwebia is a Gender Activist and consultant, Certified Public Accountant (CPAK), and the Founder and Executive Director of Men End FGM Foundation (MEF). He is an award-winning SDG 5 Advocate, mainly focusing on ending Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting FGM/C, child marriage, and other forms of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence. He has over 10 years of experience working with NGOs and Government agencies in Kenya. 

Tony is an alumnus of the prestigious Chevening scholarship  2021/2022 cohort by the FCDO. He holds a Master’s degree in Gender and Development from the  Institute of Development Studies (IDS)at the University of Sussex. He was awarded the scholarship for his outstanding work and leadership in ending female genital mutilation (FGM) as well as other forms of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). 

In 2021 he was recognized by the President of Kenya for the second time- as a leading youth end FGM champion, this was in addition to his prior recognition as a national hero in Kenya for his work towards ending Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) work in October 2019 where he was awarded by the president of Kenya during Mashujaa Day celebrations. Under his leadership Men End FGM Foundation won The Break The Silence Award 2019 by There Is No Limit Foundation USA, he was a finalist at the Diversity and Inclusion Awards Kenya 2019 (as a Gender Equality Champion) and he is the reigning best End FGM Social Media Activist 2017- 2020 a recognition by the Anti-FGM Board Kenya.

Additionally, he is a YALI East Africa Cohort 39 Alumnus, Filming The Bridge to End FGM training Scholar 2017 by AIDOS (funded by UNICEF/UNFPA Joint programme to tackle FGM/C), Women Deliver Youth Scholar 2016, and a participant of the first-ever End FGM Media campaign academy by Guardian Global Media Campaign to end FGM in 2015 as well as a member of the Meru County End FGM Steering committee set up by the president Uhuru Kenyatta to tackle harmful cultural practices. 

 

Presidential Recognition

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