by black bear | Feb 4, 2021 | Blog, Classroom Learning, Girl Program, Uncategorized
The Fight to End Female Circumcision Begins with Education Feb 3 2021 In a recent interview, Purity Soinato Oiyie of Kenya remembers the day that her father told her she was to be circumcised. By ten or eleven years old, Purity was told she was to become the fifth...
by black bear | Feb 6, 2020 | Blog, Girl Program, Uncategorized
How I fought FGM in the United States – Amirah’s Story Feb 6, 2020 In order to achieve better success in the FGM fight, I sometimes wish the men who impose FGM felt the pain that women felt. I know that if they felt the excruciating pain and experienced...
by black bear | Jan 31, 2020 | Blog, Girl Program, Uncategorized
Fighting Female Genital Mutilation with the Education of Girls: Judica’s Story Jan 31 2020 Judica is a young Tanzanian girl, a recipient of several scholarships from Asante Africa Foundation, and a success story within her community. Judica’s story is that of...
by black bear | Feb 7, 2019 | Blog, Girl Program, Uncategorized
The Anti FGM Board is holding the Second National “End FGM Conference” on February 4th & 5th, 2019, at Maasai Mara University, Narok County. This year’s theme is: “Ending FGM is My Responsibility.” Delegates from hot-spot counties in Kenya,...
by asanteafrica2018 | Feb 6, 2018 | Blog, Girl Program, Uncategorized
FGM Day ~ A Day to Recognize the Harmful Practice Just the other day, a doctor in Kenya went to the court of law to appeal that the ban of FGM, enacted in 2011, be lifted. She said that banning the medically unnecessary and painful procedure limits a woman’s right to...
