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ACCAF contributes to the abandonment of FGM in Africa and beyond through innovative research, training, health care guidance to women & girls.

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Uniting Medicine & Law to End FGM ⚖️🏥 Ending FGM isn’t just a healthcare issue, t’s a legal and social one too. Today, at the University of Nairobi Parklands Culture Week, The Girl Generation, Orchid Project & ACCAF UoN are leading a critical discussion on how medical and legal

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✨Meet the storytellers and advocates shaping the work to end FGM/C! At this @ngo_csw_ny parallel event, you’ll hear a special panel discussion highlighting how personal narratives are being used in advocacy and survivor support. Register at bit.ly/SahiyoCSW69

✨Meet the storytellers and advocates shaping the work to end FGM/C! At this @ngo_csw_ny parallel event, you’ll hear a special panel discussion highlighting how personal narratives are being used in advocacy and survivor support.

Register at bit.ly/SahiyoCSW69
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Any practice on external female genitalia for non-medical reasons is FGM. It has no health benefits, only harm. No tradition justifies violating girls' rights. #EndFGM #HealthOverHarm Prof. Patrick Ndavi

Any practice on external female genitalia for non-medical reasons is FGM. It has no health benefits, only harm. No tradition justifies violating girls' rights. #EndFGM #HealthOverHarm Prof. Patrick Ndavi
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Human rights are universal. FGM violates a girl’s right to health, dignity, and freedom from harm. No culture or tradition should override basic human rights. #StopFGM #ProtectGirls Jacob Okumu

Human rights are universal. FGM violates a girl’s right to health, dignity, and freedom from harm. No culture or tradition should override basic human rights. #StopFGM #ProtectGirls Jacob Okumu
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FGM can lead to complications that affect men too, including painful intercourse, infertility issues, and increased risk of infections in partners. #EndFGM #HealthForAll Prof. Ndavi

FGM can lead to complications that affect men too, including painful intercourse, infertility issues, and increased risk of infections in partners. #EndFGM #HealthForAll Prof. Ndavi
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Change is driven by students! Future doctors & leaders, take up your role in ending FGM. Advocate, educate, and stand for health & human rights. #EndFGM #MedStudentsAgainstFGM Jacob Okumu

Change is driven by students! Future doctors & leaders, take up your role in ending FGM. Advocate, educate, and stand for health & human rights. #EndFGM #MedStudentsAgainstFGM Jacob Okumu
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It's time for medical & law students to discuss the conflict between law & medicine on FGM. Kenya's law doesn’t define Type 4 FGM—what does this mean for justice & healthcare? #EndFGM #LawAndMedicineAgainstFGM Kirigo Njenga

It's time for medical & law students to discuss the conflict between law & medicine on FGM. Kenya's law doesn’t define Type 4 FGM—what does this mean for justice & healthcare? #EndFGM #LawAndMedicineAgainstFGM Kirigo Njenga
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When it comes to consent, we must ask: Why are people cut? Is it truly a choice if saying no has consequences? Let’s challenge harmful norms. #EndFGM #ConsentMatters Dr. Jacqueline Chesang

When it comes to consent, we must ask: Why are people cut? Is it truly a choice if saying no has consequences? Let’s challenge harmful norms. #EndFGM #ConsentMatters Dr. Jacqueline Chesang
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During today’s panel discussion with ACCAF UoN , we delved into the medical, legal, and social dimensions of FGM, exploring its impact and the role young professionals can play in ending it. A key takeaway was that this movement is youth-led. Students and young experts have

During today’s panel discussion with <a href="/FGMresearch/">ACCAF UoN</a> , we delved into the medical, legal, and social dimensions of FGM, exploring its impact and the role young professionals can play in ending it. 

A key takeaway was that this movement is youth-led. Students and young experts have
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đź’ˇ Local voices. Local solutions. Real change. #TGGGrants are funding 80+ survivor-led, women- & youth-driven groups to tackle FGM at the grassroots . They are shifting norms and driving change from within. By investing in local changemakers we continue to make real impact.

đź’ˇ Local voices. Local solutions. Real change.
 #TGGGrants are funding 80+ survivor-led, women- &amp; youth-driven groups to tackle FGM at the grassroots . They are shifting norms and driving change from within. By investing in local changemakers we continue to make real impact.
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Dr. Joyce Omwoha represents ACCAF at the #FGM curriculum validation meeting in Dakar, Senegal 🇸🇳. Hosted by @GRAG_org, the meeting (Feb 25-26) focuses on integrating FGM/C into training programs to enhance abandonment efforts & address complications. #EndFGM #ACCAF

Dr. Joyce Omwoha represents ACCAF at the #FGM curriculum validation meeting in Dakar, Senegal 🇸🇳. Hosted by @GRAG_org, the meeting (Feb 25-26) focuses on integrating FGM/C into training programs to enhance abandonment efforts &amp; address complications. #EndFGM #ACCAF
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This is a strategic component of the dynamics of abandoning FGM, among other practices. It is part of the continuity of the efforts made in recent years by renowned institutional partners, in Senegal and elsewhere, particularly in Kenya. Feb 25-26, 2025 at Terrou Bi Hotel, Dakar

This is a strategic component of the dynamics of abandoning FGM, among other practices. It is part of the continuity of the efforts made in recent years by renowned institutional partners, in Senegal and elsewhere, particularly in Kenya. Feb 25-26, 2025 at Terrou Bi Hotel, Dakar
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We hosted a delegation from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office at the Nairagie Enkare FGM Model Health Facility. The visit provided an opportunity to witness firsthand the impact of our services, engage with beneficiaries, and collaborate with key stakeholders in the fight against FGM/C.

We hosted a delegation from the <a href="/FCDOGovUK/">Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office</a> at the Nairagie Enkare FGM Model Health Facility. The visit provided an opportunity to witness firsthand the impact of our services, engage with beneficiaries, and collaborate with key stakeholders in the fight against FGM/C.
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🔊 Her Voice. Her Power. ✊🏾 Survivors are speaking out and leading the movement to #EndFGM. Their voices challenge harmful norms, shift mindsets, and create real change in communities worldwide. When survivors lead, entire generations listen, learn, and transform. 🎤 Let’s

🔊 Her Voice. Her Power. ✊🏾

Survivors are speaking out and leading the movement to #EndFGM. Their voices challenge harmful norms, shift mindsets, and create real change in communities worldwide.

When survivors lead, entire generations listen, learn, and transform. 🎤 Let’s
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Proud to share that “Female Genital Mutilation in Africa: Politics of Criminalisation” is out now! 🎉 Two of our members Prof. Samuel Kimani and Dr. Agnes Meroka contributed chapters to this powerful new volume. Deep gratitude to all who made this possible. #EndFGM #FGMinAfrica

Proud to share that “Female Genital Mutilation in Africa: Politics of Criminalisation” is out now!
🎉 Two of our members Prof. Samuel Kimani and Dr. Agnes Meroka contributed chapters to this powerful new volume.
Deep gratitude to all who made this possible.  #EndFGM #FGMinAfrica
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What a privilege to listen, learn, and reflect with some of the most powerful voices in the global movement to end FGM: 🎙 Dr. Fatou Baldeh MBE founder Women In Liberation and Leadership-WILL 🎙 Mariya Taher Co-founder Sahiyo 🎙 Zeitun Mohamed founder Northern Aid Development Agency (NADA) 🗣 Moderated by

What a privilege to listen, learn, and reflect with some of the most powerful voices in the global movement to end FGM:

🎙 Dr. Fatou Baldeh MBE founder <a href="/WomenInLiberat1/">Women In Liberation and Leadership-WILL</a> 
🎙 Mariya Taher  Co-founder <a href="/sahiyovoices/">Sahiyo</a> 
🎙 Zeitun Mohamed founder <a href="/northernaidDA/">Northern Aid Development Agency (NADA)</a> 
đź—Ł Moderated by
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🎬 Event Alert: Thursday, 10 July from 5:30pm BST in London, Reed Smith LLP is hosting a screening of “The Cruel Cut,” the groundbreaking Channel 4 documentary exposing the reality of FGM in the UK. After the screening, hear powerful insights from: ✨ Dr. Dr Leyla Sirad Hussein Gikandi OBE –

🎬 Event Alert:
Thursday, 10 July from 5:30pm BST in London, <a href="/reedsmithllp/">Reed Smith LLP</a>  is hosting a screening of “The Cruel Cut,” the groundbreaking Channel 4 documentary exposing the reality of FGM in the UK.
After the screening, hear powerful insights from:

✨ Dr. <a href="/LeylaHussein/">Dr Leyla Sirad Hussein Gikandi OBE</a>  –
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A powerful reminder! Progress on #FGM in Kenya is real, but the work is far from over. Medicalisation, cross-border cutting, and hidden harms continue. Ending FGM requires more than laws – it demands unity, courage, and centring girls’ rights in every action. 💪🏾✨

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We’re proud to have been part of the historic launch of the CSO Network Kenya #EndFGM launch in Narok, where Kenya’s CSO Network Kenya #EndFGM proudly unveiled its Unified Plan to end FGM. With over 60 grassroots actors and survivors united under “One Strategy. One Movement. One Voice,” this

We’re proud to have been part of the historic launch of the <a href="/CSONetworkKenya/">CSO Network Kenya #EndFGM</a>  launch in Narok, where Kenya’s <a href="/CSONetworkKenya/">CSO Network Kenya #EndFGM</a>  proudly unveiled its Unified Plan to end FGM. With over 60 grassroots actors and survivors  united under “One Strategy. One Movement. One Voice,” this