Silan Foundation

[Silan Foundation @SilanFoundation]

Do you remember when you joined Twitter? I do! #MyTwitterAnniversary

[Equality Now Africa @EqualityNow_AF]

Because social norms and traditions continue to perpetuate #ChildMarriage, governments must invest in awareness programmes that seek to promote change in attitudes among communities. #EndChildMarriage

[Anti-FGM Board Kenya @AFGMBoard]

As we marked #InternationalDayoftheGirl it is important to have in place safe spaces for girls to protect them from harmful cultural practices like FGM, teenage pregnancies & child marriage.The Govt of Kenya appreciates the support of partners in the campaign to eliminate FGM.

[Anti-FGM Board Kenya @AFGMBoard]

The Kuria Council of Cultural elders have today signed a consensus agreement to #EndFGM. The chairmen of the 4 clans signed the agreement on behalf of their clans & pledged to make a declaration soon to root out FGM by 2022 in line with the Presidential Directive.

[Equality Now Africa @EqualityNow_AF]

"As journalists, we need to make sure that we amplify the voices of those who do not have the platforms to do so by ensuring that the stories we tell can be understood," @ItsMayaMisikir–Freelance Journalist #Ethiopia. #EndFGM #Write4HerRights

[Equality Now Africa @EqualityNow_AF]

#ChildMarriage is a global issue that occurs across various cultures, religions and countries. Its consequences go beyond the individual - affecting families, communities, national and global development. #EndChildMarriage.

[Anti-FGM Board Kenya @AFGMBoard]

"We can't afford to give up on this campaign. When a river continuously hits a rock, it will eventually break it. We have to continually keep engaging our people & FGM practice will be thing of the past,"- CEO @lolojuberna.

[Equality Now Africa @EqualityNow_AF]

Cross- border FGM remains a major challenge in #Tanzania. Families move across national borders to avoid prosecution because enforcement of anti-FGM laws varies across the neighboring countries. #EndFGM

[Equality Now Africa @EqualityNow_AF]

The prevalence of #FGM in #Tanzania varies across regions and is highest in Manyara (58%) followed by Dodoma (47%) and Arusha (41%). #EndFGM

[Joel Osteen @JoelOsteen]

You’re not fighting those battles on your own. The Most High God is going before you. You’re going to come out of that challenge quicker than you think.

[Equality Now Africa @EqualityNow_AF]

#Tanzania has signed and ratified human rights frameworks that call on the government to protect women and girls from harmful practices such as FGM. The government of Tanzania should honor its commitments by translating them into actions.  #EndFGM

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

#MondayMotivaton For us at @GPtoEndFGM , #empowerment is an investment in voice, #choice and agency that enables girls👧👧 and women 👩‍🦱🧕, as individuals and through collective action, to say “NO” to female genital mutilation #FGM

#endFGM

[#FGM Survivors Diary @thegirdlengr]

Just IN: Can we #EndFGM? 🤦🏽‍♀️
#Kenya: Ministry of Public Service and Gender Chief Administrative Secretary Jebii Kilimo has decried the return of #FGM among Kipsigis community in South Rift.
Kilimo said some men had boycotted food prepared by their uncircumcised wives.
The CAS said

[Equality Now Africa @EqualityNow_AF]

"Kenya has set the ground to #endFGM and is riding on the political will through the presidential commitment, the multi-sectoral approach on the prevention of GBV, intergovernmental frameworks, anti-FGM committees and commitments made during #ICPD,”@equalitynow’s @MakandiGitonga.

[Ellen Johnson Sirleaf @MaEllenSirleaf]

My warmest congratulations to Lady Justice Martha Koome as she becomes the first woman to serve as Chief Justice of Kenya. Women's equal representation in legal systems is integral to achieving fair, just, and inclusive societies. #WomenLeaders #Kenya

[Prof. Margaret Kobia, PhD, EGH @ProfKobia]

1. Led a selection of women leaders to issue a statement on the nomination of Hon. Lady Justice Martha Koome for the position of Chief Justice of the Republic of Kenya.

[Wangechi Wachira @Wwangechi_leah]

Good move!Operation of safe houses and spaces now recognised as essential services. No 25

[Equality Now Africa @EqualityNow_AF]

"For us to win the fight against #FGM, we have to decolonize the minds of our audiences & highlight the plight of women and girls because education is critical to this campaign. As the media we must disseminate factual information," @MayianFM's @olemilet. #Write4HerRights #EndFGM

[Equality Now Africa @EqualityNow_AF]

#FGM is a gross human rights violation and a manifestation of gender inequality. It affects millions of women and girls globally and knows no racial, cultural, religious or ethnicity bounds. #WriteForHerRights #EndFGM

[Vincent, HSC 🇰🇪 #EndFGMKenya @Vincent_Mwit]

If the Borana elders, west pokot council of elders and Samburu elders agreed to the #endFGM reggae in support to the @StateHouseKenya directive to end FGM by 2022 then Dr Tatu Kamau cannot stop a law whose idea & time has come
#FGMIsIllegal
@lolojuberna @TonyMwebia @UNFPA_ESARO