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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

“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 <a href="/NHRCGambia/">NHRC of The Gambia</a>
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While presenting on Legal and Human Rights Frameworks. Awa Gai reminded participants that FGM can still be prosecuted even if national laws fail, as The Gambia is a signatory to multiple regional and international treaties that uphold the rights of women and girls.

While presenting on Legal and Human Rights Frameworks. <a href="/awagaiesq/">Awa Gai</a> reminded participants that FGM can still be prosecuted even if national laws fail, as The Gambia is a signatory to multiple regional and international treaties that uphold the rights of women and girls.
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FACT SHEET | FGM & Legal Frameworks Training – The Gambia Get key insights from our ongoing training for Members of Parliament, This fact sheet highlights the national, regional, and international legal instruments available to end FGM and protect the rights of women and girls.

FACT SHEET | FGM &amp; Legal Frameworks Training – The Gambia
Get key insights from our ongoing training for Members of Parliament, This fact sheet highlights the national, regional, and international legal instruments available to end FGM and protect the rights of women and girls.
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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.

Looking forward to the world premiere of MTETEZI: Daughters of Tomorrow Mon, 16 June, on the #DayOfTheAfricanChild.Shoutout to <a href="/CDomtila/">chesang domtila, HSC</a> <a href="/irep_foundation/">I_Rep Foundation</a> and <a href="/AWRA_org/">African Women Rights Advocates</a> who highlighted the bravery of girls in the struggle to end FGM and VAWG. #MteteziFilm #DaughtersOfTomorrow.
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Today we mark the #DayoftheAfricanChild Theme: “Planning and Budgeting for Children’s Rights: Progress Since 2010.” As we premiere #MteteziFilm, we’re reminded that investing in children’s rights means protecting their voices, futures & dignity. ✊🏿💛 #DayoftheAfricanChild

Today we mark the #DayoftheAfricanChild
 Theme: “Planning and Budgeting for Children’s Rights: Progress Since 2010.”
As we premiere #MteteziFilm, we’re reminded that investing in children’s rights means protecting their voices, futures &amp; dignity. ✊🏿💛
#DayoftheAfricanChild
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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 ✅

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

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🚨WEBINAR ALERT🚨 WEBINAR: "Strategies to Address Pushbacks in the Movement to End FGM" Join us as we explore how funding cuts, anti-rights narratives, and legal reversals threaten progress and what we can do together to fight back. Register Now us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

🚨WEBINAR ALERT🚨 
WEBINAR: "Strategies to Address Pushbacks in the Movement to End FGM"
Join us  as we explore how funding cuts, anti-rights narratives, and legal reversals threaten progress  and what we can do together to fight back.  Register Now us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
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Strategies to Addressing Push backs in the movement to #EndFGM Join us in this timely conversation. ✍️: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Strategies to Addressing Push backs in the movement to #EndFGM

Join us in this timely conversation.

✍️: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
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Ortum Girls Principal Ms Selly Too Gives her View after the Screening of Mtetezi Daughters of Tomorrow at Ortum Girls Comprehensive school. #IamMtetezi #IAmAnAdvocate #MtetezitheFilm

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📢 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…

📢 Join our founder Fatuma Hakar and a global panel of changemakers in a powerful #EndFGM webinar hosted by <a href="/equalitynow/">Equality Now</a> <a href="/AWRA_org/">African Women Rights Advocates</a> <a href="/UNFPA/">UNFPA</a>

🗓️ 15 July | 🕒 2–3:30PM EAT
🔗 Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
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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

Together with <a href="/GPtoEndFGM/">UNFPA-UNICEF JP to End Female Genital Mutilation</a>  and <a href="/EqualityNow_AF/">Equality Now Africa</a>  , 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
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Informing and empowering school girls across West Pokot ✊ FrontlineEndingFGM and I‑Rep are travelling across West Pokot to remote schools, reaching young girls, some being survivors, and boys with life‑changing conversations about FGM. We are: ✅ Breaking the silence on FGM

Informing and empowering school girls across West Pokot ✊ 

FrontlineEndingFGM and I‑Rep are travelling across West Pokot to remote schools, reaching young girls, some being survivors, and boys with life‑changing conversations about FGM.

We are:
✅ Breaking the silence on FGM
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🔥 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

🔥 School girls and boys are central to the fight to end FGM - and they need more support

#FrontlineEndingFGM &amp; <a href="/irep_foundation/">I_Rep Foundation</a>'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
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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

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 ! ⁦<a href="/GMCEndFGM/">Frontline Ending FGM</a>⁩ ⁦<a href="/UNFPAKen/">UNFPA Kenya</a>⁩ ⁦⁦<a href="/TheFiveFound/">The Five Foundation</a>⁩
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💔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

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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…