The Sister to Sister Program is a healing-centered, feminist movement-building initiative that brings together grassroots women leaders, survivors, and frontline advocates from across Kenya’s FGM hotspot counties. Rooted in solidarity, […]

As part of the 2024 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, African Women Rights Advocates (AWRA), in partnership with I-Rep Foundation and the Anti-FGM Board Kenya,.......

In April 2025, African Women Rights Advocates (AWRA), Belt of Somali Women, and The Girl Generation (TGG) co-hosted a landmark virtual convening titled “Power in Partnership: Uniting to End FGM/C Across Somali Communities....

In May 2025, African Women’s Rights Advocates (AWRA), with support from the World Bank, convened a two-day high-level training on national and international legal instruments addressing Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).

In March 2025, African Women Rights Advocates (AWRA) took part in a series of high-level convenings and strategic engagements during the 69th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69) week in New York and Washington, D.C.

In response to growing efforts to repeal The Gambia’s hard-won ban on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), the National Youth Parliament (NYP), with support from Safe Hands for Girls and African Women Rights Advocates (AWRA),.....

This groundbreaking film shines a light on the realities of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), child marriage, and the systemic barriers to girls’ education, while amplifying the voices of survivors and activists who are boldly challenging these harmful practices....

The "Bridging Generations" convening organized by African Women Rights Advocates (AWRA), Equality Now, and the Frontline Women’s Fund (FWF) brought together 40 participants from 13 countries, representing a diverse coalition of activists, donors, and stakeholders committed to ending Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) within the broader framework of Violence Against Women and Girls(VAWG).