Updates from english-speaking countries.
By Hon. Susan Kutingala, During the International Day of African Child, I carried out a campaign on factors contributing to the high rates of FGM within the County this was…
We had a radio talk show conducted at Amani FM which is based in Tanariver County with over three hundred and fifty local listeners across Lamu, Kilifi, and Tanariver County. The radio station has also incorporated a link where you could listen to the talk show from anywhere in Africa.
My project was geared towards creating awareness on the issues affecting children, and the harmful practices of FGM, since it was the day of the African child, our discussion was on the safety of children even as we head towards the election period here in Kenya.
This was a Kajiado TV station interview on the role of elders as custodians of the Maasai culture in bringing FGM to an end.
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is still a rampant cultural practice in the Maasai community of Kenya with the most recent demographic survey claiming its prevalence rate at 76% (KDHS 2014).
End FGM activities in Bungoma, Trans Nzoia, West Pokot (West Kenya), and the Ethiopia border.
By Fatuma Hakar, The Media Project: With students from Jarirot primary school, we have highlighted the plight of children, talking to them about their rights, This is especially important to…
On the 21st of December 2021 21-year-old Maseray Sei was found dead in the Bondo Bush in Nyandeni Village, Bonthe District after undergoing Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). Sowo women Sandy willing confessed to having initiatied Maseray Sei to FGM. This enabled activists to act fast and the court case was born.
Our project was a radio talk show and social media engagement talking about the practice of FGM, child marriages, and other harmful practices affecting children in West Pokot, especially girls in remote areas.
Children in Kenya continue to suffer the effects of harmful practices including FGM despite the existence of laws and policies that safeguard their rights and welfare.
