Teenage pregnancies, child marriage, and FGM as well as other forms of sexual gender-based violence have substantially been on the rise following the ravages of the COVID19 pandemic which necessitated school closure for almost one year. Solomon Kemei reports how Media is helping to combat FGM during this challenging time.
Dominic Kimitta worked closely with the Global media Campaign (GMC), for International Women’s Day, and organised a community dialogue to end FGM for a Radio feature in Kajiado West, Ewuaso.
Susan Kutingala is an anti-FGM activist who arranged media events on International Women’s Day (IWD) in Narok County, helping to end FGM.
To commemorate International Women's Day 2021, Fatuma Hakar reports the Global Media Campaign which made a call to Kenyan media graduates to apply for direct action grants to amplify their activities for the celebrations. An average of USD 500 was given to each grantee.
International women’s day was celebrated on the 8th of March 2021. Ali Mohamed an anti-FGM activist organised a day of events to sensitize the community on upholding the rights of girls against FGM in Wajir County. This was done through the wajeer FM radio with wide coverage and going in the local Somali dialect.
Geoffrey Broderick anti-FGM campaigner creates a jingle and runs radio shows in the local dialect leading up to the international day of zero tolerance towards FGM. The jingle on Female Genital Mutilation was played on pyramid FM 103.5 Kano from the 3rd February to 6th February.
Raymond Okpani anti-FGM activist was hosted on TVC Africa to talk about the harmful practise of FGM.
To commemorate the International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM (IDZTFGM), Dorcas Famuyegun set up a series of TV and. Radio activities by Onelife Initiative for Human Development with the support of the Global Media Campaign to End FGM.
Mohammed Abdullahi reports on his work, where he engaged members of the community including community leaders’ human rights/gender advocates, and healthcare professionals across north-eastern Nigeria who serve as advocates against the practice of FGM.
Wemimo Adewuni is an anti-FGM campaigner. On recent Radio broadcasts she invites a midwife and Pastor to talk of the current problems faced around FGM.
