Vanavond zijn Istahil en ik te gast bij De Sociëteit om te praten over #meisjesbesnijdenis ! #EndFGM #ZeroToleranceDay

Join panelists from Kenya, Ethiopia, Somaliland, and World Health Organization (WHO) as they delve into integrating FGM/C prevention into health practices. Gain global perspectives on addressing this critical issue. #EndFGM #InvestToPrevent
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⏰ 7 Dec | 16:30 EAT

“If women can create safe spaces to reflect on their own experiences + what this means for their daughters, this creates an opp to break #FGM /C's inter-generational cycle.” Dr Leyla Sirad Hussein Gikandi OBE on The Girl Generation's Survivor Leadership Training. #WorldMentalHealthDay options.co.uk/article/enabli…

Thank you Women Deliver for offering shuttles 🚍 from hotels to the📍Kigali Convention Center #WD2023 . But I just love to cruise around Kigali 🇷🇼 on the motorbike 😇

It was so nice after countless workshops 👩🏼‍💻 together over the past years to finally meet you all in person 🫶🏻💕🙏🏻 #TheoryofChange #EndFGM

It was real pleasure connecting with you.
I'm sure that we will transform the world to be Brighter 💪

Day 2 Women Deliver attending the side-event ‘Girls at the Center’ where dennis mutanda of Population Council is presenting our study 🎓 on #effective interventions to #EndFGM : journals.plos.org/globalpubliche…

Day 1 of Women Deliver was beyond amazing: catching up with colleagues and friends 🥰 from all over the world 🌍 inspiring speeches 💫 and learning 🎓 #GenderEquality #WD2023 #EndFGM

It was soooooo good to see you again Chiara Cosentino! 😘 #WD2023

A lot of energy from 6000 human rights defenders @WD2023. 'Realizing bodily autonomy for all will bring us a giant step closer to the world we want – a world of justice, equality and opportunity, a world of dignity and well-being for women and girls, and for everyone' Dr. Natalia Kanem /she/her/ella/

And we have started!! ✨ So proud and excited to be part of Women Deliver 👊🏻 in #Kigali 🇷🇼 #WD2023 🌍 #OpeningCeremony 🎉 #CultureNight #GenderEquality

#WD2023 brings us together to accelerate progress on #GlobalGoals and gender equality.

We must continue to #PushForward for the rights of all women & girls. It is our duty to share the power we are privileged to hold.

My remarks at Women Deliver opening: unwo.men/nSUI50Pes9x

My morning Women Deliver started with an inspiring #keynote 🎙️of Stacey Abrams who shared a personal story about the importance of education in her own family #WD2023 #GirlsEducation 🏆 #ChallengeThePatriarchy 💸

#WD2023 pre-conference working group session discussing 'bridging the gap-limking laws and practice. Participants are sharing what laws are available in their countries + what more needs to be done. Orchid Project Global Platform for Action to End FGM/C Options Consultancy Services Ltd Dr Leyla Sirad Hussein Gikandi OBE #EndFGM

A representative from Egypt speaks on how they engage lawmakers + community leaders on #endfgm at #WD2023 pre-conference Global Platform for Action to End FGM/C Orchid Project Options Consultancy Services Ltd Amref Health Africa in Kenya

Arrived safely in Kigali 🇷🇼 for #WomenDeliver2023 ! Very excited to meet many activists, colleagues and friends with whom I have been working over the past years via #Zoom and #Teams finally in person! Can’t wait! 🙏🏻

“We are excited by the news that South Sudan has ratified the Maputo Protocol bringing us even closer to universal ratification. As we celebrate 20 years of the #MaputoProtocol , we are determined to leave no country behind in realizing girls’ and women’s rights,” Faiza Jama Mohamed

Zonder daar vooraf toestemming voor vragen, wordt een aanzienlijk deel van de vrouwen tijdens de bevalling ingeknipt. ‘Ik kwam er pas achter toen ze me gingen hechten.’ volkskrant.nl/wetenschap/bar…

22 vrouwen. Waarschijnlijk vermoord. En achtergelaten in Nederland, België en Duitsland. 22 vrouwen van wie we niet weten wie ze zijn. Jij kunt helpen. Kijk op INTERPOL.int/IM of je iemand herkent en laat deze video aan zoveel mogelijk mensen zien. #IdentifyMe