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The Hidden Violence of West Africa’s Secret Women’s Societies

Post author:Rossella Pernia
Post published:14/05/2026
Post category:Liberia Sierra Leone

Across Sierra Leone and Liberia, the Bondo and Sande secret women’s societies remain among the most influential traditional institutions shaping the lives of women and girls. To outsiders, the societies…

Rugiatu Turay: “We have finally found the key to eradicating FGM after decades.”

Post author:Rossella Pernia
Post published:21/04/2026
Post category:Frontline Voices Sierra Leone

Despite international turmoil and aid cuts, frontline women like Rugiatu Turay keep on keeping on, not only as survivors of FGM, but as resilient leaders changing social norms on the…

The Hidden Violence of West Africa’s Secret Women’s Societies

Rugiatu Turay: “We have finally found the key to eradicating FGM after decades.”

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Kenya

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© 2025 / all rights reserved / GMC Charity to End FGM is a Charity Registered by The Charity Commission for England and Wales / Reg No. 1176359 /

© 2025 / all rights reserved / GMC Charity to End FGM is a Charity Registered by The Charity Commission for England and Wales
/ Reg No. 1176359 /