13-YEAR-OLD BLEEDS TO DEATH FROM FGM IN SOMALIA
INCREASING NUMBER OF GIRLS BEING MUTILATED DURING COVID-19 LOCKDOWNS. UNFPA ESTIMATES 4 MILLION GIRLS AT RISK
Somali two-Day #MediaToEnd FGM Action Class
This two-day session reflected on current FGM Campaigns and explored best Media Practices to Amplify #EndFGM in the Somali Context. Date: 23rd - 24th June, 2021 Target audience#EndFGM Somali Media…
Media action class on reporting FGM in Kenya
To train, fund and link journalists with grassroots anti FGM campaigners to produce accountability content on FGM across the 22 hotspot counties in Kenya.
Calling for its immediate eradication would be “Political suicide” – Sierra Leone’s President, Julius Maada
The President's wife however has said publicly that the ceremonial circumcision of girls by the influential Bondo society (secret society of circumcisers) should end.
UNFPA/The Global Media Campaign sign a new seven-nation FGM media campaign strategy to end FGM by 2030
Media campaigns will be led by over 500 local activists/religious leaders and medics
April Newsletter
UNFPA/The Global Media Campaign sign a new seven-nation FGM media campaign strategy to end FGM by 2030. Media campaigns will be led by over 500 local activists/religious leaders and medics. UNFPA/GMC aim to reach over 180 million people with anti-FGM media messages in the next 12 months - accessing the media with Direct Action Media Grants.
Resource pack launch #CSW65
As part of this year’s Commission on the status of women (CSW 65), UNFPA and Global Media Campaign (GMC) organized an online event for all stakeholders (local and global) to hear from grassroots campaigners successfully using media to continue #EndFGM efforts during the COVID pandemic.
Isiolo Report
Aisha Roba was at Angaaf radio, which covers most of Isiolo county in Kenya. It is a local Radio and has a large audience.
