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COVID-19 Laws affect the Fight to End FGM in Mogadishu, Somalia

Post author:Ruth Harley
Post published:25/03/2021
Post category:English Somalia

Ifrah Ahmed anti-FGM activist reports the current struggles with fighting FGM and dealing with local laws that are in place to keep the public safe from COVID-19.

Radio and TV talks Accelerate End FGM campaigns across Galmudug, Somalia

Post author:Ruth Harley
Post published:25/03/2021
Post category:English Somalia

Hassan Abdirahman is an anti-FGM campaigner, passionate about ending FGM in the Galmudug regional state of Somalia. Hassan raises awareness of the problems FGM victims face as well as raising awareness on how much the rural states in Somalia need assistance in ending FGM.

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#SierraLeone: Magdalene responding to a case of a parent throwing her daughter out because she refused to undergo FGM.
#Teambombali @SoroptiTweet @UN_Women

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#SierraLeone: Saffie says ''let no one lie to you that without Bondo you can't be what you want to be. Just focus on your education let no one confuse you. Let the cutting that happened to our mothers be the last!
Courtesy, GMC graduates, Team Bombali, @SoroptiTweet

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#SierraLeone: Chief Kaibin Turay talking to the Sowies (Cutters), "if even the girls reach the 'age of consent,' the clitoris shall not be removed!''
Courtesy, GMC graduates, Team Bombali, @SoroptiTweet

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Our TV campaign to #EndFGM in Mali launched in June funded by @PlanGermany
This is one of nearly 20 different 'jingles' we will be airing in the next 8 months featuring our own Media Graduates
#GenerationEquality #Paris
Checkout our @GMCEndFGM
work here: https://t.co/Or4TiJXOkO

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🔊 To our #Somali colleagues & followers

Meet the brilliant @AKoronto, one of the co-hosts of #MediaToEndFGM Masterclass series for anyone that cares about Media, Safeguarding & Campaigns to #EndFGM in Somali regions.
An event not to be missed!
Signup 👉 https://t.co/vHZgKMgr3j

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Kenya's @ODPP_KE has established a special #EndFGM unit comprising of 50 female prosecutors that will exclusively handle FGM cases in the country!
https://t.co/aa94Ilk2RR

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#SierraLeone: Guest Aminata advising parents to stop financing the Bondo society on FGM, because parents have an instrumental role to play to #EndFGM! Courtesy, Team Bombali - @SoroptiTweet, program initiated by @UN_Women

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Sierra Leone: Pa chief Kabin advising #EndFGM campaigners to speak to the Sowies and to persuade them, and help them understand health implications, courtesy Team Bombali, @SoroptiTweet

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Waa kuwan Hadal-jeediyayaasha iyo martigeliyayaasha Tababarka #JoojintaFGMeeWarbaahinta

Baro @DrDahir oo ka mid ah martigeliyayaasha kulanka Qadka-Internet-ka ee labada maalmood oo ku baxaya luqadda Soomaaliga.

Iska diiwaangeli Halkan 👉 https://t.co/vHZgKMgr3j

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Madam Sento Kargbo, a farmer and businesswoman said "I was born in a village, and had 8 children, lost one... four of my daughters are not cut and I'm fighting tooth and nail to ensure that they are well educated. #GenerationEquality @alisonrowe10 https://t.co/5Iz3wZjIsU

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#MondayMotivaton

#Together towards a world which enables every girl 👧 to have a voice, choice and control over their own lives and to see them as key drivers of transformative change in eliminating #FGM by 2⃣0⃣3⃣0⃣

#endFGM https://t.co/CsvcyIxfId

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#SierraLeone: Human Rights Activist Mohamed Marval Thoronka talking about the danger of FGM. It is great to work with the youth on the media, all the action courtesy of Team Western Area Rural and @UN_Women/ @phumzileunwomen for helping us kickstart in 2016.

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#SierraLeone: Isatu Jalloh from the Children Forum Network at Radio Shalom 89.5 FM Kabala, she said Soweis ( cutters) should lay down their tools and #EndFGM
Courtesy, GMC graduates - Team Koinadugu, @UN_Women - @phumzileunwomen

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#SierraLeone: Campaigners taking over the airwaves, and people are responding - Jorina Dumbuya of Team Western Area Rural reading out the listeners' text messages Courtesy: Team Western Area Rural - @UN_Women for kickstarting this in 2016!

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#SierraLeone: Team Port Loko at Kafubulum engaging stakeholders and school girls on FGM. We are proud to see campaigners amplifying their work on social media, which they have free access to and have editorial control over! Thanks to @SoroptiTweet
https://t.co/pSvX9ZmUCC

COVID-19 Laws affect the Fight to End FGM in Mogadishu, Somalia

Radio and TV talks Accelerate End FGM campaigns across Galmudug, Somalia

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