Tag: FGM

‘I wanted my clitoris back’ – FGM survivor opts for reconstructive surgery

Warning: This story contains graphic descriptions of the practices involved in female…

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Agnes Pareiyo: The Maasai woman on a mission to educate her community

Agnes Pareiyo is a women’s rights activist in Kenya’s Maasai community and…

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Ifrah Ahmed: From powerless victim to powerful role model

As unrest broke out in 2006 in countries neighbouring Somalia, and threatened…

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Meet Leng’ete; the Kenyan woman urging village elders to abandon female genital mutilation

Nice Nailantei Leng'ete advocates for updating rite of passage ceremonies for young…

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