Episode 22: Female Genital Mutilation - Understanding the issues related to fighting against FGM

Episode 22: Female Genital Mutilation - Understanding the issues related to fighting against FGM in Kenya and Somaliland At least more than 200 million women and girls alive today have undergone Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). The FGM situation is unbelievable in the horn of Africa. 98% of women in Somalia, 89% of women in Eritrea, 74% of women in Ethiopia and 27% of women in Kenya undergo FGM between the age of 15 and 45. (Source: WHO) In this program, we focus on Somaliland and Kenya. We want to know how FGM affects communities and what is being done to prevent this practice and protect women from this countries. Our guest is Maria Väkiparta, an Adviser on Gender Equality at The International Solidarity Foundation (ISF) based in Finland. ISF is empowering women by preventing gender-based violence in both Kenya and Somaliland. Thus the foundation put more focuses on preventing Female Genital Mutilation in these countries. Host: Thierry Francis Mbabane Finnish translation: Annukka Kolehmainen Picture: Pixabay