Anti-FGM Advocacy & Education

Despite being illegal in Kenya since 2011, 21 per cent of girls and women aged 15 to 50 have been subjected to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). It is mostly carried out on young girls between the ages of 6 and 15.

It causes severe pain and potentially death. Severe bleeding, problems urinating, cysts, infections, complications in childbirth, increased risk of newborn deaths, and long-term psychological problems are part and parcel of this dangerous, traumatic and barbaric practice.

How we help

We support Compassion CBO who work on the ground with local groups and within the community to advocate the rights of girls and to help end FGM. Seminars are run at the school, in informal settlements in Nairobi and in remote villages. The 5 day seminars cost around £750 (2020) and are open to boys and girls. Compassion CBO advocates the sexual and reproductive health rights of women, as well as sensitising men and boys about the rights of women and girls.