Cultural norms and traditions are formulated under sacred trees. We are engaging elders, who are the custodians of culture, in re-looking at oppressive and retrogressive cultural norms, esp FGM and Child Marriages under the same sacred trees.
#MenEndFGM#wednesdaythought
Access to SRHR information & basic commodities is one of the biggest challenges facing teenagers in Nairobi's informal settlements. Partnering with Serona CBO, we are raising awareness among teenagers in Korogocho on reproductive health/addressing period stigma
#EndPeriodPoverty
In 2024, we initiated the #MenEndFGMMovement in Sierra Leone in partnership with
@AmazonianIniti3 supported by
@WallaceGlobal. The movement, hosted by FAHP SL, is making steady progress in rallying men & boys to #EndFGM. To strengthen the movement, there's need for benchmarking
FGM survivors have lived experiences of how this practice has affected them. However, entrenched social norms has made progress slow.
Survivors are key in accelerating abandonment of the practice. We are sustaining conversations with survivors to #endFGM in Tharaka Nithi County
For the last two week, we have had an opportunity to host @ForumFahp national coordinator Mr. Ishmael Cole in benchmarking visit. He had a moment with our members of #GirlGuardMovement in Samburu county
#EndFGM
Equipping young people with advocacy skills is key in bridging the inequality gap and creating a future where every voice matters. Youth engagement & participation in governance and holding governments accountable is vital in shaping a prosperous future for all.
#SasaNiSisi
Changing harmful social norms requires strong movements of empowered girls/women challenging patriarchal systems from an early age. Through our #GirlGuardMovement, we are building confidence, voice and agency among girls through school-based mentorship and leadership development.
Submission on the County Annual Budget Estimates FY 2026/2027 to the Budget &Appropriations Committee of the County Assembly. We continue to push for increased investment in health systems,reproductive health services &community-led interventions that put women & children first.
They were trained in late 2020 & early 2021. And, this is what they have been up to! @MenEndFGM we endavour to build a movement of men and boys in the quest to #EndFGM.
These are some of their voices from Isiolo, Wajir, Kajiado and Nairobi County! #MenEndFGM
We started the initiative of training male champions to #EndFGM in 2020 at the height of COVID-19 pandemic to save thousands of girls at risk. Today, our trained male champions are still strong, driving change in their communities
#MenEndFGM
https://t.co/0Lb3HY37WL
@GPtoEndFGM
As per KDHS2022, at least 9.7% of girls and women (15-49 yrs) in urban areas have undergone FGM. Social acceptance and ethnic identity are the main drivers of the practice. In partnership with @Zinduka_eV, we're engaging FGM survivors in Eastleigh to end urban FGM
#HooyoHaiGoynin
Our noisy Nigerian brothers and sisters couldn't find a slot to be featured on this 😲. They're plastic fans. @Arsenal now you know your true support base in Africa is in East Africa. Consider signing more players from this region.
"I have three wives. If we had laws that allowed me to sue my inlaws, I could gladly do so. They made my wives suffer. This injustice against our women & girls has to stop" #MenEndFGM .. Full documentary https://t.co/S7w7JvcccS #EndFGM
"Any time I stood to speak in my community, they thought I was crazy. I come from this community, my wife is cut, my mum was cut, and all my sisters were cut. " Chief Sampeke.
Watch our follow-up documentary to witness the change that has taken place https://t.co/dPkHQfjrlA #EndFGM #MenEndFGM
Who said men don't care about the suffering of their wives, sisters, and friends as a result of #FGM. Watch our documentary that follows up our trained male champion who have turned #MenEndFGM champions in their communities. https://t.co/AvZAuDPtB6
@Ayaan Their faces were shocked when they saw the hard realities of this practice and they acted!. We can't afford to blame men without educating them. #MenEndFGM cc @M_Dorgan@FoxNews
https://t.co/8Fi3tqRWoW