Government must allocate more resources to support initiatives like provision of sanitary pads to schoolgirls to reduce ...

Sebei sub-region is largely known for excellence in athletics, especially long-distance running, as well as the long-held practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), seen as a rite of passage ...

A cross-border anti-female genital mutilation network has said widespread cross-border procedures are being carried out in grazing fields along the Kenya-Uganda border. Kasitot, Kamnai ...

If you were born or have lived in East Africa, or if you have visited Tanzania, Kenya, or Uganda, you may be familiar with the term Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). This practice, also known as ...

She pointed to successful community-led initiatives in countries such as Kenya and Uganda, where grassroots movements have catalysed significant declines in FGM prevalence. “We believe that ...

Strengthening alliances and building movements to end female genital mutilation," emphasises the importance of collaborative efforts. Countries like Kenya and Uganda show that strengthening ...

A recent study by the anti-FGM Board and UNFPA shows that the border areas of Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda have a higher FGM prevalence rate than the national averages.

Female Genital Mutilation causes about 44,000 deaths each year in more than a dozen countries. This is the grim revelation from a new report cited in The Conversation Africa by Heather D. Flowe. The ...

Kenya and four other East African countries (Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Somalia) have endorsed a regional plan to eliminate cross-border FGM, but it will be an uphill battle given the ...