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...
by asanteafrica2018 | Oct 11, 2017 | Uncategorized
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) recently completed a study — its conclusion — “The learning situation is dire.” Globally, a significant number of children, six out of ten, and that includes adolescents, are not meeting learning minimums in reading and...
by asanteafrica2018 | Oct 10, 2016 | Uncategorized
As a girl, it’s pretty obvious. I am instantly up in arms when made to imagine a life where the only viable option is securing a husband for support. Thankfully, that was never a problem I had to deal with growing up in the Philippines. But not everyone is as lucky....
