Araba urges action to equip girls with the information they need to own their bodies and make their own choices. We don’t want to be rushed into adulthood. In my village, junior high school is the highest education level…
Could the secret society perpetuating the harmful practiceof female genital cutting in Sierra Leone transform into a positive force for female agency and sisterhood? Mariama Kandeh imagines the possibilities.
Her period almost ended her education. Today Gladys Muthara equips teen girls in Kenya with knowledge and confidence so menstruation won't ever stop them from achieving their potential.
When Mariama Kandeh was a young girl, she never questioned her parents or culture. But when she began to think more about female genital mutilation, she made up her mind: It was time to speak out against harmful traditional practices.
"I hope that someday, the family—so highly esteemed in our social structures—will protect women and young girls, and stop apologizing for men when they have wronged women." —Lilian Lindani Mwaita Cirambadare
