Global Media Campaign to End FGM Follow 10,430 13,650 1h 1541776691269345281 ~ Daouda Souleymane Maïga @MAGADaoudaSoul1 fait campagne sur les #MediaStopMGF en langue locale Dogosso depuis des années. @GPtoEndFGM @FranceauMali @USEmbassyMali 1h 1541776681706393600 Seydou Dama, leader religieux vice-président du Haut Conseil Islamique de Koro, interpelle ensuite ses pairs. Il se réfère à des versets coraniques et démontre que la pratique n'est ni une recommandation ni une obligation de la religion musulmane. 1h 1541776673590353923 Pour cela, il faut une sensibilisation constante des communautés pour mettre fin aux #MGF. 1h 1541776667131187200 Christine Kodio, jeune fille leader, dit qu'à l'occasion du #DAC2022 les enfants prennent les commandes, parce que leur voix compte. Pour elle, rien n'est plus important que de bâtir un monde où les enfants auront la possibilité de grandir en bonne santé, dans la dignité. 1h 1541776665893916673 #Mali : En direct de Mopti, le Dr. Adama Sanogo, médecin au Centre de Santé de Référence de Koro parle des conséquences médicales, psychologiques et sociales des #MGF sur la #RadioOrona. 2h 1541760927120257024 FGM in Focus https://t.co/ojev2NP3rF 3h 1541750316907069441 ~ Aissata Diakité @Assanlijoe continue sa campagne #MediaStopMGF @GPtoEndFGM @FranceauMali @USEmbassyMali 3h 1541750307398508546 Sory Sarré, du RECOTRAD, a ensuite expliqué qu'aujourd'hui les #MGF se pratiquent pour des miettes, une pagne, quelques morceaux de savons et 5,000 francs, alors qu'elle périssent la vie des jeunes. 3h 1541750306383581184 Elle explique qu’au moment de l’excision, tout le monde parle de tradition et d'obligation. Mais au final, la fille est seule à récolter les conséquences de la pratique. 3h 1541750305112702976 #Mali : Mariam Keita, membre du Parlement des Enfants, s'est exprimée au nom des enfants d’Afrique et du Mali, pour appeler à bannir les #MGF lors d'une table ronde sur #HondouTV. 3h 1541743336268210176 #Guinée : @MoryCapi place une fois de plus la lutte #StopMGF en haut de l'agenda médiatique de Macenta. Dans le viseur : des #VacancesSansExcision en Guinée Forestière et partout ailleurs. @defassouantoine @GPtoEndFGM @david_mcilroy @eu_eeas @Enabel_Belgium View tweet on Twitter In reply to ANAD GUINEE 🇬🇳 🇬🇳 🇬🇳 3h 1541742109283295234 @GuineeAnad Bravo à l'équipe, de faire de la lutte #StopMGF une priorité médiatique tous les deux mois à Macenta ! 3h 1541740872127156225 #Mali : Encore une campagne réussie pour @OusmaneRachida sur #OxygèneFM. Trois ans après son lancement, la #CampagneStopMGF bat son plein à Bamako et dans les régions. Les 10 programmes #MediaStopMGF de Juin sont lancés, félicitations à toute l'équipe @OumouToure17 @GPtoEndFGM 3h 1541739614553214976 ~ @CisseDioro a fait campagne sur #RadioFoko, #SaniyaFM et #NyeleniFM pour une audience de plus de 8,000 personnes à #Ségou et au #Mali #MediaStopMGF @OxfamMali @FranceauMali @AFD_France @USEmbassyMali 3h 1541739613680816133 Malheureusement après l'opération par la vielle du village, elle a perdu beaucoup de sang et a perdu la vie." L'autre auditrice lance un appel : "J'invite tout le monde à ne pas donner les filles en mariage avant la maturité." 3h 1541739612871196674 L'une d'elles raconte : "Ma fille fut coupée parceque celle de ma co-épouse a été excisée. Elle a insisté et a convaincu notre mari. Pour elle, si elle n'est pas excisée elle va salir la réputation de la famille. 3h 1541739612091158533 Les 3 radios les plus écoutés de Ségou, ciblées avec le concours de l'Union des Radios et Télévisions Libres de Ségou, étaient synchronisées pour plus d'impact. Lors de l'émission, deux personnes ont témoigné en direct. 3h 1541739611185205248 La table ronde a été marquée par la participation d'un docteur qui a largement expliqué les conséquences atroces de la pratique de l'excision. L'activiste a aussi joint sa voix à celle de la Présidente pour dénoncer la pratique et dire #StopExcision. 3h 1541739609750736899 #Mali : @CisseDioro a programmé une table ronde avec le Parlement Régional des Enfants de Ségou dans le cadre du #DAC2022. C'était l'occasion pour la Présidente du Parlement de faire un plaidoyer à l'endroit des autorités pour mettre fin à la pratique des #MGF au Mali. 4h 1541734851732295680 ~ Idrissa Coulibaly a fait campagne sur #RadioOxygène 93.2 FM pour des #VacancesSansExcision au Mali #MediaToEndFGM @GPtoEndFGM @CARE_au_Mali @FranceauMali @AFD_France @expertisefrance 4h 1541734850943664130 …qu'elle faisait exprès. Elle ne voulais plus aller à l'école. Tous ça à cause de l'excision. C'est grâce à l'aide d'une association qu'elle commence à s'en sortir. Bintou appelle toutes les mamans à sauver leurs enfants. 4h 1541734849983021058 Enfin, l'activiste @BintouTraore1, après avoir appuyer les propos de sage femme et dans le cadre de la #DAC2022, prend l'exemple d'un enfants qui n'arrivait pas à retenir ses urines, abandonnée par ses camarades de classe à cause de l'odeur et punie par sa maman qui pensait… 4h 1541734848947257344 Nafissatou Soufountera, sage femme, explique les conséquences de l'excision : risques d'infection et de fistule lors de l'accouchement. Elle demande à la population d'abandonner les #MGF qui ne causent que des problème aux femmes. 4h 1541734847462477826 #Mali : Imam Touré fait le point entre la religion et les #MGF. Selon lui l'excision n'est pas un fait religieux et l'Islam ne soutiendra aucun fait qui causera un problème pour l'Homme : il donne l'exemple d'un village dans lequel personne ne prie mais où on pratique l'excision. 4h 1541728646871896064 Plus de détails dans l'article d'Actualité Féminine 👉https://t.co/3GLbrE3nB1 #MediaToEndFGM @GPtoEndFGM @tdf_dc @eu_eeas 4h 1541728645999362049 …aussi les grandes lèvres et petites lèvres pour certaines. Bref, elles perdent complètement la morphologie normale de leur appareil génital." ~ Hassatou Bah de @actualitefemi91 fait campagne en Malinké pour des #VacancesSansExcision 4h 1541728645126971392 D’autant plus que cela entraine beaucoup de dommages, d’abord elles perdent complètement leur sensibilité sexuelle, mais aussi elles sont victimes des complications liées à l’hémorragie, elles perdent la structure normale de leur organe parce qu’on enlève le clitoris, on enlève… 4h 1541728644346912770 Elle provoque des traumatismes, la stérilité et parfois la mort. Elle est d’ailleurs condamnée par nos lois. 4h 1541728643109556224 #Guinée : Ibrahima Keïta, médecin obstétricien sur #RadioEspace #Kankan: "En tant que médecin, ce que je pourrais dire à nos parents c'est que la pratique des #MGF n’a que des conséquences néfastes sur la santé des filles. 5h 1541712434133606401 Le juriste Abdourhamane Abdoulaye, spécialiste des droits de l’enfant, a mis l'accent sur la pratique néfaste de l’excision. La campagne de @salimata77 sur Radio Tissa et Peace FM a atteint 30,000 personnes à l'occasion du #DAC2022 @GPtoEndFGM #MediaToEndFGM ~ Salimata Traoré 5h 1541712432162344961 #Mali : Wassa Coulibaly, femme leader communautaire, nous fait son témoignage. Elle a perdu sa propre fille à cause de la pratique des #MGF, elle à été excisée et 4 jours après a fait une hémorragie. View tweet on Twitter In reply to Teresia Boke 7h 1541692525496385537 @teresia_boke @collins_orono @GPtoEndFGM @UNFPA @OrchidProject @lolojuberna @Movethe92 @Tostan @kipainoi @PCKemei @WinnieKabintie @YouthAntiFGMKe @AFGMBoard @fgm_global Tunakubaliana na @Collins_Orono Kazi safi! #EndFGM 23 Jun 1540049562378944514 @collins_orono @GPtoEndFGM @GMCEndFGM @UNFPA @OrchidProject @lolojuberna @Movethe92 @Tostan @kipainoi @PCKemei @WinnieKabintie @YouthAntiFGMKe @AFGMBoard @fgm_global Thank you Collins, really appreciate your feedback. View tweet on Twitter In reply to Elizabeth Angira 7h 1541692376850354177 @ElizabethAngir1 Such an important point she makes! And it's not just the bleeding... infections come and take lives, not forgetting post-FGM implications. #EndFGM ~JK View tweet on Twitter In reply to Hon Esnahs Nyaramba 7h 1541691989925797889 @AqueenathaAdhia @k7waraba It's a patriarchal issue. We need to sit with both the men and women a create an understanding... why should we #EndFGM? 23 Jun 1539954015588548611 @k7waraba @GMCEndFGM We must end fgm together View tweet on Twitter In reply to Collins Orono Etyang 7h 1541691613931573248 @collins_orono This is effective Because pastours wives have their own congregation. ~Phils Varfee Good stuff out here!!! 23 Jun 1539944391170826240 "I have been working with women in the church and pastors' wives teaching them about the ill effects of FGM. This is effective Because pastours wives have their own congregation. This is because the women are the ones that can pass on… https://t.co/KG6oJdBeYU via @gmcendfgm 23 Jun 1540022884135059458 @teresia_boke @GMCEndFGM @GPtoEndFGM @AFGMBoard @YouthAntiFGMKe @ruthkilimo @Movethe92 @Tostan @kipainoi @PCKemei @OrchidProject @fgm_global @Emmanuelmwita97 @TunawezaEmpower @Vincent_Mwit #EndFGM View tweet on Twitter In reply to pauletteChristineH🇺🇦FREE AHMADREZA-MORAD TAHBAZ 7h 1541691323220168704 @paulett20997141 @DearDaughterC @UNFPA_SOMALIA @GPtoEndFGM Adding our voice from GMC. #StopFGM https://t.co/s5mMV7QRqz View tweet on Twitter In reply to Lois Aderomose 7h 1541691136217071616 @LilyTofunmi More advocacy and strategic engagement will help us get there. Let's keep exploring new avenues! View tweet on Twitter In reply to pauletteChristineH🇺🇦FREE AHMADREZA-MORAD TAHBAZ 7h 1541690834462162945 @paulett20997141 @teresia_boke @GPtoEndFGM @kipainoi @maggie_okane @Vincent_Mwit @Emmanuelmwita97 @TunawezaEmpower @EmpowermentMe @Ghatichristine @mwitajoel3 @Keith90bhoke @PCKemei Good work Terry! Keep going!!! ~JK View tweet on Twitter In reply to pauletteChristineH🇺🇦FREE AHMADREZA-MORAD TAHBAZ 7h 1541690653628841984 @paulett20997141 @turayneneh @WallaceGlobal Another reason why #PoliticiansToEndFGM is a strategic way. In Kenya, we are posing questions on FGM during Gubernatorial Debates... and that political commitment can be followed up after! 24 Jun 1540252716022349825 “Some girls after the cutting die. We are continuing with this campaign, we are going forward!” FGM in Focus: Phils D. Varfee @mtushiminina @GPtoEndFGM @WallaceGlobal @susangibbs1 https://t.co/W0MwmjVh5Y via @gmcendfgm 24 Jun 1540252503333298177 “Some politicians in Liberia don't put their girls through FGM but to keep their votes they support villages and communities to continue the practice of FGM.”FGM in Focus: @mtushiminina @GPtoEndFGM @WallaceGlobal @susangibbs1 https://t.co/W0MwmjVh5Y 24 Jun 1540252185342132224 “Some survivors of FGM regret that it happened to them as they had no choice, being so young. So some of the survivors are now also speaking against FGM.” FGM in Focus: Phils D. Varfee @mtushiminina @GPtoEndFGM @WallaceGlobal @susangibbs1 https://t.co/W0MwmjVh5Y via @gmcendfgm 24 Jun 1540252036465414145 I explain to women one on one 'I know you have gone through this but you don't have to put your girls through the same pain' and the women often reply: 'Thank you for coming to tell us the truth.' @mtushiminina @GPtoEndFGM @WallaceGlobal @susangibbs1 https://t.co/W0MwmjVh5Y 24 Jun 1540251808584667137 “One thing to mention is that we are not against our culture. We love our culture. We are against the harmful practice of FGM.” FGM in Focus: Phils D. Varfee https://t.co/W0MwmjVh5Y @mtushiminina @GPtoEndFGM @WallaceGlobal @susangibbs1 24 Jun 1540251132164972545 When we came back from the UNFPA cross border training we put ourselves together. We started having our own meetings. We can not continue to speak in secret and meet undercover. @mtushiminina @GPtoEndFGM @WallaceGlobal @susangibbs1 https://t.co/W0MwmjVh5Y 24 Jun 1540250454990491650 “Communities in Liberia want to control the sexual desire of women. It is believed that when women and girls have undergone FGM when the woman is married she will stay with her husband and not stray.” FGM in Focus: Phils D. Varfee https://t.co/W0MwmjVh5Y via @gmcendfgm #EndFGM now 1541791916798394370 A powerful presentation on #EndFGM @CockshutHillSch Thank you @HiboWardere #NothingButTheBest @StechfordWMP 2h 1541760913224638465 Bringing #EndFGM stakeholders together on the #EndFGMLive show. Whatsapp by clicking on this link: https://t.co/azsFB3PnCi We are live on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube at 5:30 PM EAT - Mon to Fri - Search for "End FGM Live". 2h 1541757107535486976 Meer dan 35.000 meisjes in België worden besneden of lopen risico besneden te worden.💔Dit komt binnen. Zelf werd ik genitaal verminkt op mijn vijfde. Dit is iets dat je kindertijd vertekent, iets dat alle onschuldige momenten kapot blaast, levenslang een probleem blijft. #endFGM 3h 1541754181308096513 Girls must be protected from Female Genital Mutilation.This is one atrocity that is camouflaged and feared and invisible but so DANGEROUS! It is life threatening. Imagining a girl is being cut chokes me. I feel pain! Unforgettable ordeal. We all must say #EndFGM #noFGM 3h 1541753357832003584 More & more in the quest to #endFGM, the well-being of girls and women must be prioritised. Today during @ACSRH2022, @LeylaHussein spoke on the importance of survivors’ well-being as they build powerful grassroots movements to #endFGM @Purposeful_Org @FCDOGovUK @OrchidProject 5h 1541718806090899457 Eradicate Female Genital Mutilation! Join us as we discuss the harmful effects of #FGM every Wednesday by 2pm @haceyhealth @GlobalSpotlight #wfm917 #endfgm #women #nigeria 5h 1541717527155335170 #endFGM #endMedicalAbuse 6h 1541704461709615106 #EndChildMarriage #EndFGM 6h 1541696795599949827 All children have a right to bodily integrity regardless of the form of their genitals. #i2 #EndMGM #EndIGM #EndFGM 6h 1541694244867424259 Eradicate Female Genital Mutilation! Join us as we discuss the harmful effects of #FGM every Wednesday by 2pm @haceyhealth @GlobalSpotlight #wfm917 #endfgm #women #nigeria 7h 1541693266512560130 Eradicate Female Genital Mutilation! Join us as we discuss the harmful effects of #FGM every Wednesday by 2pm @HACEYHealth @GlobalSpotlight #wfm917 #endfgm #women #nigeria 7h 1541688392257241089 #EndFGM https://t.co/NSDHszL4oa 7h 1541680412254212096 Eradicate Female Genital Mutilation! Join us as we discuss the harmful effects of #FGM every Wednesday by 2pm @wfm917 on Facebook Instagram YouTube & Twitter . @haceyhealth @spotlightinitiative #wfm917 #endfgm #women #nigeria 7h 1541678845190983681 I am planning a pad drive to kajiado south where i will raise some money and buy pads, toilet soap, socks and some balls. We will have a talk with the boys and girls in kakajiado south schools on #fgm, #earlypregnancies, #earlymarriages, #sustainability and #drugabuse. #endfgm 8h 1541677560589078528 Educating a girl in the present can be a miracle in https://t.co/lmZAcyRW11 continues to shift norms& empower girls globally As an organisation we put girls education at the centre of community change& empowerment. #Girlseducation #ReturnToSchool #EndFGM #endchildmarriage 8h 1541666467980230656 “Traditionen wahren” oder “Kultur pflegen” zu wollen kann keine Rechtfertigungen für eine Körperverletzung sein. 🙅🏾♀️ Es gibt alternative Riten um den Übergang zum Frau-sein zu zelebrieren – ganz ohne Verletzung des Körpers und der Rechte! ⚖️ #GegenGenitalverstümmelung #EndFGM 16h 1541551424307433473 Change comes from within. Men are the custodians of the culture. If men in a a village say no FGM for our girls, trust me there won't be practice. These acts are irrelevant. Full House #endFgm #endgbv @MenEndFGM @Amref_Kenya @GBVnet @Vincent_Mwit @loveablekathia 17h 1541530334952509441 If you stopped killing lions as a community, then the "cutting" should be stopped. Full House Brown v Board #endgbv #endfgm @Amref_Kenya @MenEndFGM @UNFPAKen @KuriaWatch @ESASavechildren 17h 1541529302490963969 In #Maasai community, FGM is practiced mainly as a symbol and a rite of passage from childhood to adulthood. According to some of the Maa community members you're now considered a "woman". #endgbv Full House Boy Scouts #endFGM @MenEndFGM @MwanasikanaW @GBVnet @Amref_Kenya 21h 1541478875670188033 🔎 Amref UK is looking for a Senior Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) Consultant to support a programme to help end FGM/C (Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting). ➡️ https://t.co/5GtErWOAiu Applications close 5pm Weds 6th July #MELjobs #charityjobs #intdev #endfgm #amrefjobs 21h 1541474726840860672 Tune in on @RadioCitizenFM tomorrow 28 June 2022 from 11.00am to 12.00 noon as we discuss elimination of FGM, combating teen pregnancy and #Childmarriage during the COVID 19 pandemic and beyond. #EndFGM 22h 1541457533197484033 The illegal practice is often performed without pain relief or hygienic equipment. It can lead to complex infections, infertility and in some cases, girls have bled to death. #EndFGM in #Tanzania - volunteer at https://t.co/yc8msMGr7W 22h 1541457082746281984 Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) also referred to as Female Genital Cutting (FGC), was criminalised in 1998 on girls under the age of 18 in Tanzania. You can help #EndFGM by volunteering for https://t.co/h9zNu545fD 24h 1541430343810650117 GIRLS have a right to be just GIRLS - #EndFGM 27 Jun 1541409009156104192 Lars Adaktusson en nyttig idiot och en mycket obehaglig och tråkig person. Vad händer med vissa män när de får makt och pengar? #rörintevårabortlag #endchildmarriage #endFGM #EndChildLabour All skola ska vara #konfessionsfri även Judiska Församlingens skolor. @Tallkotten 27 Jun 1541393633378803712 Lancement de la campagne #RedCard pour combattre toutes les formes de violences et de discriminations à l'égard des Femmes et des Filles du monde entier en particulier l'Afrique. #Endfgm #Stopviolence 27 Jun 1541392431534559233 Amplifying human interest stories is vital in influencing social and behavioural change and advocating for policy and legal reforms to #EndFGM in The #Gambia. We look forward to seeing the positive stories of change emerging from this initiative funded through the @GPtoEndFGM. 27 Jun 1541384084043300870 This is my new fave @ThinkYoungWomen initiative - and trust me, I have many of those 😂 Immensely grateful for the opportunity to curate this space with @elite_sha and can’t wait to see the final results of our collaboration with these talented storytellers. #EndFGM 27 Jun 1541380115782946820 This is fantastic - well done @TheAlima @agirlatatime! #EndFGM #FundAfricanWomen 27 Jun 1541380009096519680 FGM, the age old gross practice is destroying the lives of many #Girls in many parts of the world. Authorities of particular areas must take action regarding this issue & ban this practice. #EndFGM #WomensRights 27 Jun 1541373637118271489 Girls’ voices need to be heard! #EndFGM #AfricaYouthEndFGM @youthhubafrica @yiyafoundation @UHDFOUNDATION @AYCommission 27 Jun 1541363198187692032 “God created man in his image, we condemn FGM because it alters the way God created us” @yiyafoundation @youthhubafrica @AYCommission #AfricaYouthEndFGM #EndFGM 27 Jun 1541363131154309122 Together let's break the chain of silence and speak loudly about the effects of harmful cultural practices such as child marriage, FGM. #Endharmfulpractices #EndFGM #End_child_marriage 27 Jun 1541353142859603970 This World Wellbeing Week, we recognise the clinically-studied burden that racial discrimination imposes on the brain. Access to mental health services and the failures of mental health law hit BAMER groups the hardest. PRIORITISE YOUR WELLBEING! #EndFGM 27 Jun 1541352234318979072 Imagine having a part of your body cut against your will and by your family ❗️ That’s what #FGM does to millions of #girls worldwide Head over to 👉🏽 https://t.co/8VwlAuBdFt to join @UNFPA and @IfrahFoundation to take action to #EndFGM in #Somalia 27 Jun 1541333792874532866 We are working with civil society orgs to #EndFGM + build a global movement of change! Watch our film where grantee @cesved1 share how they worked with town criers in rural #Nigeria to influence over 3000 families to not get their girls cut! https://t.co/8XsErIFVy6 @OrchidProject 27 Jun 1541325909151694851 Such pleasure to have run a workshop on wellbeing and self care, a tool we developed at @TheGirlGen for over 50 young girls from all over Africa. #EndFGM #endVAWG #ACSHR2022 @Purposeful_org 27 Jun 1541296558712541189 #EndFGM 27 Jun 1541284493620830208 Did you know that Day of the African Child is a celebration and a remainder of young protesters who were killed and injured during the Soweto uprising of June 16th,1976? #DAC #DAC22 #EndFGM #EndChildMarriage #DayofAfricanChild 26 Jun 1541189825973215232 🇨🇦 Summer holidays should be a joyful time for children. But this year some 🇨🇦 girls may face Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting. Read the stories of girls taken for ‘vacation cutting’. FGM/C has life-long consequences. It’s #childabuse. Let’s #EndFGM! https://t.co/9VY71KyisL 26 Jun 1541121567253577728 Thank you to all those amazing young women who attended my session today on #wellbeing and #selfcare @OptionsinHealth @TheGirlGen #EndFGM 26 Jun 1541120820910739459 After an amazing time #CHOGM2022 @choosekigali1 this week we're excited too by what our funding @KDLK10 @agirlatatime can achieve in Sierra Leone! Respecting the dignity of + #FundingAfricanWomen is what we need to fuel African prosperity and global peace! #endFGM @Purposeful_org 26 Jun 1541110953315639297 Many thanks to the @TheFiveFound and @AbWomensCentre for the opportunity to deliver one of our most interactive session as part of the @agirlatatime pre conference #ACSHR2022 activities. We are now looking forward to hosting our #EndFGM stall at the main conference. Cait wait. 26 Jun 1541078855892582403 Meet Leah - the 14-year-old child protection champion fighting #FGM and advocating to #EndViolence in #Kenya: https://t.co/4Sds5wJeLK #ItTakesAWorld | #EndFGM | #SundayThoughts 26 Jun 1541057191792320512 Sierra Leone is one the few countries in sub-Saharan Africa that have not banned #FGM. As the country debates whether to ban cutting, a growing number of girls and young women are refusing bondo at a great social cost. #EndFGM https://t.co/6QFk7oGhiU 26 Jun 1541043267852275712 Powerful sessions this morning, this is the Girl centred Approach @TheGirlGen supports #EndFGM #endVAWG @FCDOGovUK #ACSHR2022 26 Jun 1541033319713865728 #EndFGM 25 Jun 1540749259804246023 And it's a wrapppp!🙌💃 #endFGM #endchildmarriage 25 Jun 1540742382215462912 In Nigeria, 20 million women and girls have undergone FGM. This represents 10% of the global total. The highest prevalence is in South East & West Zones. (Sources: WHO; 28toomany) For more information visit: https://t.co/a3oxFJi0gC #endFGM 25 Jun 1540735843748421632 #EndFGM Reporting you is crazy! #PoliticiansToEndFGM 26 Oct 1453027939717730316 Dennis Maithya: Politicians need to come out bold and stand for truth. Laws are made in parliament but the lawmakers themselves can't come out loud to speak against #FGM. #PoliticiansToEndFGM https://t.co/O1FTeauZm1 via @gmcendfgm 26 Oct 1453027611471486976 Ada M: From the Gambia I believe we can engage women in political parties, to get them to talk about #FGM and also take a stand on the issue. #PoliticiansToEndFGM https://t.co/O1FTeauZm1 via @gmcendfgm 26 Oct 1452933076523356162 Ending FGM is the responsibility of everyone. However, politicians carry the greatest responsibility. They are elected and appointed in positions of authorities to make laws, enforced the protection of its citizen from abuse and human rights #politicianstoEndFGM @Sierra Leone 25 Oct 1452717120681353221 Peter Kemei: This is an amazing discussion. we have no option but to ensure politicians take an active role in ending FGM #PoliticiansToEndFGM https://t.co/rVF2FddGEm via @gmcendfgm 25 Oct 1452717047847211013 Dennis Maithya: Politicians are very witty. they know what the people want on the ground and if you see them shying away from FGM there could be some resistance from the community. #PoliticiansToEndFGM https://t.co/rVF2FddGEm via @gmcendfgm 25 Oct 1452717023826481162 Mamadou A.H Bah: For the politicians to implement once elected. This starts from the local council levels moving to the parliamentary members and to the president. #PoliticiansToEndFGM https://t.co/rVF2FddGEm via @gmcendfgm 25 Oct 1452571000869171203 📹A pesar de su influencia y de la cobertura mediática, los y las líderes electos siguen prefiriendo no hablar de la #MGF. Para hablar sobre cómo comprometerlos, @GMCEndFGM ha lanzado la campaña #PoliticiansToEndFGM. 👉Recupera la primera sesión online: https://t.co/hHRmXlYWR1 25 Oct 1452554330280759300 Gbotemi Ogunyemi: Politicians and NGOs should commit to the empowerment of cutters who have dropped their cutting knives. #PoliticiansToEndFGM https://t.co/0tDtDgUs2a via @gmcendfgm 25 Oct 1452554285846343684 Ada M: From the Gambia I believe we can engage women in political parties, to get them to talk about FGM and also take a stand on the issue. #PoliticiansToEndFGM https://t.co/0tDtDgUs2a via @gmcendfgm 25 Oct 1452553694046822403 Amina Mbaabu: The media should sensitive the public on the need to elect politicians that are in the Frontline in the fight against FGM. #PoliticiansToEndFGM https://t.co/0tDtDgUs2a via @gmcendfgm 25 Oct 1452553558281408514 Kelvin Mwangi: Yes I agree, if journalists indeed take the lead in the fight against FGM, then so much progress can be made. #PoliticiansToEndFGM https://t.co/0tDtDgUs2a via @gmcendfgm 25 Oct 1452553503960862721 Hilary Burrage: Yes indeed, Moraa! But it's hard work, even though there's a lot of costs which must now be acknowledged. #PoliticiansToEndFGM https://t.co/0tDtDgUs2a via @gmcendfgm 25 Oct 1452553411216478210 Moraa Obiria: The civil society/media should make them understand the cost of FGM. #PoliticiansToEndFGM https://t.co/0tDtDgUs2a via @gmcendfgm 25 Oct 1452553286633000963 Ronald Keter: women reps should support such kinds of forums /campaigns (fight against FGM) #PoliticiansToEndFGM https://t.co/0tDtDgUs2a via @gmcendfgm 25 Oct 1452553231465332736 Hilary Burrage: Very few politicians (anywhere) understand the huge economic costs of FGM. #PoliticiansToEndFGM https://t.co/0tDtDgUs2a via @gmcendfgm 25 Oct 1452553179770523653 Washington Odhiambo: Fight against FGM should be part of agenda even in their campaigns…politicians have a big role in ending FGM. #PoliticiansToEndFGM https://t.co/0tDtDgUs2a via @gmcendfgm 25 Oct 1452546655669080065 Dennis Maithya: Politicians need to come out bold and stand for truth. Laws are made in parliament but the lawmakers themselves can't come out loud to speak against it. #PoliticiansToEndFGM https://t.co/0tDtDgUs2a via @gmcendfgm 25 Oct 1452546583707402241 Moraa Obiria: Only politicians who are passionate about protecting the rights of girls and women can go against the tide to discourage FGM. And often, they are women. #PoliticiansToEndFGM https://t.co/0tDtDgUs2a via @gmcendfgm 25 Oct 1452546419651272706 Charles Wanyoro: Politicians in FGM-prone areas mostly don't publicly condemn the vice during an electioneering year to avoid losing votes. I've heard of politicians having their wives cut to win elections. #PoliticiansToEndFGM https://t.co/0tDtDhc2TI via @gmcendfgm 25 Oct 1452546328530128901 Dennis Maithya: Politicians are very witty. they know what the people want on the ground and if you see them shying away from FGM there could be some resistance from the community. #PoliticiansToEndFGM https://t.co/0tDtDgUs2a via @gmcendfgm 25 Oct 1452546252130902016 Mamadou A.H Bah: For the politicians to implement once elected. This starts from the local council levels moving to the parliamentary members and to the president. #PoliticiansToEndFGM https://t.co/0tDtDgUs2a via @gmcendfgm 25 Oct 1452535210067824646 We promised, we delivered... A recording of the @GMCEndFGM/ @UNFPA recent online End FGM media action class where we voted and kickstarted the #PoliticiansToEndFGM campaign. Watch out for more in the coming days! https://t.co/NR0uigddh8 22 Oct 1451491499212935189 .@maithya_dennis of @TBSRADIO4 has already held a talk show on #PoliticiansToEndFGM following yesterday's fruitful #EndFGM Media Action Class. The report on yesterday's session will be shared here shortly. 21 Oct 1451203764300353544 Happening in 2 hrs!!! #PoliticiansToEndFGM It's not just a regular webinar... it's an #EndFGM Media Action Class, a kickstarter for a campaign engaging political leaders. Key word: ACTION... as we'll have a way forward. Take your 1st action now Sign up: https://t.co/1INIgE1QTj 21 Oct 1451101599745642500 The president of Kenya through @StateHouseKenya has recently set #PoliticiansToEndFGM , it's high time other politicians in continent use their position of influence to #EndFGM Join us at @GMCEndFGM & @UNFPA on this important conversation Register here: https://t.co/iomakCLytS 21 Oct 1451089264771469315 The president of Kenya through @StateHouseKenya has recently set #PoliticiansToEndFGM , it's high time other politicians in continent use their position of influence to #EndFGM Join us at @GMCEndFGM & @UNFPA on this important conversation Register here: https://t.co/junS4dNtRp 20 Oct 1450848825611063296 Our work's foundation is anchored on grassroots activists working on the media with influencers and journalists to #endfgm. Our media-trained graduate @Mamboleokenya will be hosting a one-of-a-kind session on #PoliticiansToEndFGM Keyword: TRUST Register: https://t.co/1INIgDKg1L 20 Oct 1450789642442362887 Going back to @K_thiakunu, @MenEndFGM campaign #FGMKilledJelida, we are reminded of the power of local and national political leaders to #endFGM. Register for this session if you haven't yet. #PoliticiansToEndFGM 20 Oct 1450771038858579969 CALL FOR REGISTRATI✒️ON WEBINAR: #PoliticiansToEndFGM This session seeks to break down the reasons why politicians don’t speak about FGM, how to begin discussions and how to rally more to #EndFGM. Sign up: https://t.co/1INIgDKg1L 20 Oct 1450756065088479235 Despite being in positions of influence, and having massive media coverage, most politicians prefer not to talk about FGM. Join our very own @Mamboleokenya this Thursday as he hosts this session to kickstart a #PoliticiansToEndFGM campaign by @UNFPAKen, @GMCEndFGM, @ForumFahp General newsletters