
African Women Rights Advocates
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AWRA is a pan-African organization committed to creating sustainable change for women and girls in the continent and the diaspora. #ReclaimTheNarrative
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“Culture must be respected and protected but not at the expense of basic human rights, and that The substance of our cultural practices should be examined before we protest that they’re being taken away.” Commissioner Dibba of NHRC of The Gambia




Looking forward to the world premiere of MTETEZI: Daughters of Tomorrow Mon, 16 June, on the #DayOfTheAfricanChild.Shoutout to chesang domtila, HSC I_Rep Foundation and African Women Rights Advocates who highlighted the bravery of girls in the struggle to end FGM and VAWG. #MteteziFilm #DaughtersOfTomorrow.



MTETEZI: Daughters of Tomorrow continues to soar! We’re thrilled to be featured in today’s edition of PEOPLE DAILY a big thank you to cash Mandi for the incredible spotlight. Catch the full story on page 20 of the ePaper 👉 pd.co.ke ✅


In Partnership with World Bank we recently conducted trainings in The Gambia with activists and members of the National Assembly equipping them with the legal tools and knowledge needed to uphold the Law and to protect women and girls from FGM Highlights youtu.be/Ij_F2y2ViJ0




📢 Join our founder Fatuma Hakar and a global panel of changemakers in a powerful #EndFGM webinar hosted by Equality Now African Women Rights Advocates UNFPA 🗓️ 15 July | 🕒 2–3:30PM EAT 🔗 Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…


Together with UNFPA-UNICEF JP to End Female Genital Mutilation and Equality Now Africa , we hosted a critical webinar on Strategies to Address Pushbacks in the movement to end FGM From funding crises to anti-rights narratives, and the urgent need to invest in women watch the full conversation youtu.be/k1aJN4Upw3w



🔥 School girls and boys are central to the fight to end FGM - and they need more support #FrontlineEndingFGM & I_Rep Foundation's #School2School caravans are travelling across villages West Pokot, Kenya 🗣️ Girls are asking for the truth: What are the effects of FGM? How do you


Boys are very influential in either perpetuating stigma or peer pressure on girls to undergo #FGM or in stopping it, we choose to invest in the latter! We Empowering boys with knowledge to StandUp! SpeakUp! StopFGM ! Frontline Ending FGM UNFPA Kenya The Five Foundation


Did you know that young boys are also subjects and victims of #ChildMarriage and #forcedmarriage look at this note from a school boy shared yesterday during our mentorship in their school! Frontline Ending FGM Girls Not Brides #END CHILD MARRIAGE. African Women Rights Advocates The Five Foundation


💔In many communities, #girls are not just #daughters, they’re seen as #dowry, Our East Africa Lead, chesang domtila, HSC shares a powerful reflection on the commodification of girls and the harsh realities of child marriage. 👇 Read full blog: 🔗 irepfoundation.org/commodificatio… #EndChildMarriage

In my latest blog, I bring to you the realities of the injustices perpetuated on innocent Girls/Women under the veil of culture and tradition. #CommodificationofGirls @tooyoungtowed Girls Not Brides African Women Rights Advocates Sahiyo I_Rep Foundation The Five Foundation facebook.com/share/15ynrPK7…