Women in Tanzania face legal and cultural barriers to owning land and accessing financial services, which hampers their ability to start or expand businesses. Although the World celebrates women’s day ...

The others are Baringo, Elgeyo Marakwet, Isiolo, Marsabit, Bungoma, Bomet, Taita Taveta, and Tharaka Nithi.Although the overall prevalence of FGM has dropped from 21 per cent in 2014 to 15 per ...

Relying on available statistics on FGM, including UNICEF, she noted that Nigeria accounts for the third-highest prevalence of FGM worldwide, with nearly 20 million survivors. Oso stated that the ...

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is considered by the UN to be a ‘global concern’. International organisations routinely claim a 98% prevalence rate among the Somali population (UNICEF 2013). As a ...

Our second report (coming soon) systemically reviews available data from which FGM prevalence levels might be established. Despite serious inadequacies in the data available, there is sufficient ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Anti-Female Genital Mutilation Board Chief Executive Officer Bernadette Loloju.[Bernard ...

NEW YORK, USA - The secretary-general of the Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (Sadc PF), Boemo Sekgoma, has called for urgent and sustained parliamentary action to eliminate ...

While prolonged obstructed labour is a well-known cause of VVF, one of the most overlooked culprits is FGM. Prevalence and consequences Nigeria accounts for over 40% of global VVF cases ...

The inaugural session took place at the University of Embu in October 2022, with students learning about types of FGM; the prevalence of the practice; its effects on girls and women, including ...

Data from the 2022 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS) shows the prevalence of FGM in the country stands at 15 per cent, with older women reporting higher rates. Women aged between 15-19 ...