The Five Foundation

Supporting African grassroots coalitions to #EndFGM. Kenya/Tanzania/The Gambia

[Martina Navratilova @Martina]

This criminal mutilation of women’s bodies must stop!!!

[Nimco Ali (OBE) @NimkoAli]

The pro-FGM First Lady of Sierra Leone is coming to the UK this week. She should be held accountable for supporting a practice that kills women and girls. FGM is abuse, not culture, and we cannot stay silent while it continues. https://t.co/cJgJD23ScD

[Alimatu Dimonekene MBE @TheAlima]

The First Lady of Sierra Leone Fatima Bio publicly seen here over the weekend defending Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) we all know this has been banned worldwide while receiving international support for programmes on girls’ rights and ending child marriage is deeply alarming. In fact if appears she was mocking those speaking against this awful abuse on the bodies of women and girls.

UK taxpayers’ money through development funding must not be used to sanitise or indirectly support political narratives that normalise violence against girls. FGM is not culture when girls suffer lifelong physical and psychological harm.

I urge @OAFLAD @FCDOGovUK @GirlsNotBrides international partners to review how funding and partnerships are being used in Sierra Leone and ensure accountability, safeguarding, and consistency on the rights of women and girls.

Girls cannot be protected from child marriage while their bodily autonomy is simultaneously violated through FGM.

As a campaigner and survivor I would like to bring this matter to the public. Are we now ok with this behavior to a woman heavily funded for programs to end Child Marriage as she claims?

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[Nimco Ali (OBE) @NimkoAli]

anyone in the UK media is interested, the First Lady of Sierra Leone is out here promoting FGM. She has been one of the main voices opposing legislation against #FGM and should face serious questions about using her platform to legitimise violence against women and children next time she is in the UK visiting her Council flat.

[UNFPA-UNICEF JP to End Female Genital Mutilation @GPtoEndFGM]

"I wanted no other girl to go through what I went through." - Josephine Rotiken, Kenyan lawyer & FGM survivor.

Her story shows how protection & education transform lives. ⚖️✨ #EndFGM

Read more stories of change in the 2025 Annual Report⤵️
https://t.co/rLoloL1Phf

[UNFPA Independent Evaluation Office @unfpa_eval]

Today is #InternationalWomensDay!

Our #EvaluationHandbook ensures that human rights & gender equality are at the heart of every UNFPA evaluation, to advance the delivery of rights & choices for women and girls worldwide.

Access the Handbook 📖 https://t.co/oQ9H74obUG
#IWD2026

[Girlkind Kenya @girlkindkenya]

Yesterday in Korkora, with @UNICEFKenya we brought mothers and daughters together in an intergenerational dialogue to reject FGM. Through open sharing and listening, families strengthened their commitment to protecting girls.Change started at home. @TheFiveFound
@noradno #EndFGM

[The Five Foundation @TheFiveFound]

Our CEO @NimkoAli wrote for @Medium about the need to fund African women in the new age of aid: https://t.co/mcGzaKK4T2 @WallaceGlobal #EndFGM #FGM

[Nimco Ali (OBE) @NimkoAli]

7 years ago today, the PM ⁦gave government time to ⁦@ZacGoldsmith⁩ Bill to add FGM to the Children Act.

So much hard work. So many battles. Real protection for girls.

I will always be proud of what we achieved together 🖤

[Girlkind Kenya @girlkindkenya]

Community voices matter. Today in Jarirot Village, community champions led a powerful dialogue with @UNICEFKenya to prevent FGM and protect girls through collective action.
@TheFiveFound
@noradno
#EndFGM #CommunityChampions

[UNFPA Nigeria @UNFPANigeria]

The First Lady of Nigeria Senator Oluremi Tinubu is at the forefront of efforts to #endfgm. 🇳🇬
She shared a message on the need to #Invest2EndFGM through collective and intensified action that would accelerate progress.

https://t.co/o67X01KjZQ

[Women In Liberation and Leadership-WILL @WomenInLiberat1]

This year’s #ZeroToleranceForFGM reminds us that progress must be protected, not reversed.

As we commemorate #FGMZTD2026 we to emphasise that laws safeguarding women & girls are non‑negotiable.

At WILL, we commit to sustained action, justice & prevention.

[The Five Foundation @TheFiveFound]

Today we are sending a shout out to all of the women who are leading efforts to #EndFGM within their families and communities. Together with 62 grassroots groups, we co-created https://t.co/EgdlteOcke, an online set of tools, which prioritise evidence-based approaches!

[United Nations @UN]

Female genital mutilation is a grave human rights violation rooted in gender inequalities, power imbalances and the social norms that uphold them.

On #EndFGM Day, hear survivors' testimonies and see what @UN_Women is doing to end this harmful practice: https://t.co/0Njgm5cQqf

[Nimco Ali (OBE) @NimkoAli]

Today is #ZeroTolerance to #FGM. In an era where world leaders openly show how little women and girls matter, the work continues anyway. Through The Five Foundation, African women are leading, protecting girls, and driving change because we fund women, not silence. Progress exists because we refused to stop. And we won’t.

[UNFPA-UNICEF JP to End Female Genital Mutilation @GPtoEndFGM]

Ending #FGM is within our reach, but it won’t happen on its own.

This year's theme: 𝗡𝗼 𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗙𝗚𝗠 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. 💰🌍

Every action matters. Every commitment counts. Join 2 #endFGM

#Invest2EndFGM

[UNFPA-UNICEF JP to End Female Genital Mutilation @GPtoEndFGM]

Ending FGM requires a whole-system approach.

Integrating prevention into education, health, SRHR, humanitarian, and economic programmes is essential to protect girls and accelerate progress.

#EndFGM #Invest2EndFGM

[African Women's Development Fund @awdf01]

🚨 Deadline extended!
Passionate about feminist impact & learning across Africa? ✨
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🗓️ Apply by 23 January 2026
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[UNFPA-UNICEF JP to End Female Genital Mutilation @GPtoEndFGM]

Today in Nairobi: @UNFPA & @GPtoEndFGM leadership met @NorwayAmbKenya . 🇰🇪🇳🇴

Norway is our oldest & major donor. Their unwavering commitment to #SRHR & #GenderEquality makes the mission to #EndFGM possible.

Tusen takk🇳🇴 for your leadership & vision🤝✨

[Womankind Worldwide @woman_kind]

Hello 2026! We are officially open! ✨

The Womankind Worldwide offices have reopened today, and we are back with renewed energy and purpose! We hope you found moments of rest and collective care during the break.

2025 showed us the incredible power of our solidarity. As we step into 2026, we are ready to push further, demand more, and continue building a world where every woman and girl, in all their diversity, can thrive.

Happy New Year to our partners, supporters, and feminist allies. Let’s make this year count! 💜

#WomankindWorldwide #Happy2026 #FeministSolidarity #GenderJustice #SafeInEverySpace