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Halimatou Bah highlighted the role that gender dynamics within households can play in decisions about FGM. She explained that while she personally does not want her daughters to be circumcised, her husband has the final say in household decisions.
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“Before we got married, I told my husband that if we were blessed with daughters, they would never go through FGM,” she said.

Stories from the "Breaking the Silence: Voices of FGM Survivors" Project, Funded by @FORWARDUK @ceesayj1

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Stories from the "Breaking the Silence: Voices of FGM Survivors" Project, Funded by @FORWARDUK @ceesayj1

Boye said girls in his community are often subjected to FGM at a very young age. “In our village, I have seen young girls being circumcised,” he said
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Stories from the "Breaking the Silence: Voices of FGM Survivors" Project, Funded by @FORWARDUK
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For some families, the decision to abandon FGM can come at a high personal cost.

In Wellingara Ba, that cost was the end of a marriage.

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Stories from the "Breaking the Silence: Voices of FGM Survivors" Project funded by @FORWARDUK
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“When I went into labour, I thought it was normal pain,” she recalled. “But it became too much. I suffered a lot.”

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#EndFGM220
With the support and funding from @FORWARDUK, we are excited to announce the launch of a six-month podcast titled "Breaking the Silence: Voices of FGM Survivors." This podcast aims to amplify the voices of survivors and engaged stakeholders to #EndFGM. @ceesayj1

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We are proud to announce that we won the Human Rights Award @GpuAwards! The story, "I am Gambana, Not a Slave," provides an in-depth exploration of the struggles faced by the Sarahulleh communities in (URR) as they fight to end caste-based discrimination. @San_Camar @SheTaleblog

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#endFGM
Ending the Practice of FGM has become challenging in the Gambia, with the recent attempt by religious, traditional and some lawmakers to repeal the anti-FGM Law of 2015. Though the attempt to repeal the Women's Amendment Act 2015 was not successful, it gave rise to pro-FGM camps and the spread of misinformation regarding the practice.

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#Castediscrimination

This article uncovers the struggles of the Soninkara Community in the Upper River Region of the Gambia to free themselves from the clutches of caste-based slavery.

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#humanrights
#womemsrights
#womeninmedia
I am among more than 10 human rights advocates and activists from the African Continent selected by @AcdhrsOrg to attend a training on Regional and International Human Rights systems and mechanisms in Banjul.

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#swop2025
#WorldPopulationDay

At the State of the World Population Report (SWOP) 2025 Launch on the theme “The real Fertility Crisis: the Pursuit of Reproductive Agency in a Changing World” and the commemoration of the World Population Day 2025 on the theme "empowering young people to create the families they want in a fair and hopeful world”, The United Nation Population Fund (UNFPA) and The Gambia Government through the National Population Commission Secretariat (NPCS) under the office of the Vice President affirm their commitment to addressing the Sexual Reproductive Health needs of Women, Girls and Young People in the Gambia.

The event, which was held on Friday, 11th July, 2025, at the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara Conference Centre in Bijilo, West Coast Region of the Gambia, brought together the UN system, the Gambia Government, young people, partners and stakeholders to celebrate, launch the report and discuss the real fertility crisis facing young people in their quest to build the families they want.

Office of the Vice President - The Gambia National Population Commission Secretariat - The Gambia UNFPA The Gambia

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#WorldPopulationDay2025
We joined the National Population Commission Secretariat, @UNFPATheGambia and partners to celebrate World Population Day and launch the State of World Population Report.

The event was held at the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara Conference Centre in Bijilo.
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#WorldPopulationDay
#reproductivehealth
#reproductiverights
#InvestInYouth

Today, the World Marks World Population Day on the theme "Empowering young people to create the families they want in a fair and hopeful World".

The preliminary report on the recently concluded Census shows a growing, youthful population with a high birth rate. As a country, Gambia should devise means of investing in its youthful population to help them create the families they want.

We also need to make sure that our women and girls have access to contraceptives wherever they are and whenever they need them.

Our societies should allow women to have a say over their bodies, including when and how often they want to reproduce.

We wish you a happy World Population Day 2025.

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#Tales
Over my dead body would I allow you to bring another woman into my home to share in the blessing that I laboured for and plant a seed of discord between me and you", said Mamanding to her husband over the phone

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#Afghanistan
These closures are not just numbers on a report, they represent mothers unable to give birth safely, children missing lifesaving vaccinations, entire communities left without protection from deadly disease outbreaks," said @WHOEMRO

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#Women
In this episode of Barra Muso, we meet the women of Foni Bullock who are mining stones at the quarry for a living.

Lack of customers, equipment and the involvement of middlemen in buying their stones are some of the challenges faced.

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#GambiaIndependence From us to you, Happy Independence Day Gambia.

Today, we remind ourselves of the Importance of Unity, Peace and togetherness.

We celebrate the contributions of our gallant Women to the economy and the development of the Gambia.For the Gambia, our homeland.

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#TheBossLady
Fatima: What I would tell them is not to focus on societal expectations about what women should do. Leadership is not about Gender, and....
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#menforequality

"I think it is high time that women learn the Quran and know their religion so that they can interpret these texts for themselves instead of men doing it for them in a way that suits them”, he said.

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#women
There are two things, one is we want to make sure that the baby who is being breastfed is not weaned very soon. Before, the thinking was that if a woman gets pregnant the breast milk is no longer good for the one who is sucking.
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