Kenya Works
Feb 4, 2023
Monday, Feb. 5 is the 12th annual Zero Tolerance for FGM day. Female genital mutilation (FGM) violates the rights of women and girls and limits their opportunities for the future in health, education and income. Rooted in gender inequality and power imbalances, it is an act of gender-based violence that harms girls' bodies, dims their futures and endangers their lives.
Climate change, rising poverty and inequality hinder efforts to transform gender and social norms around the world and in Kenya that underpin this harmful practice and disrupt programs that help protect girls.
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