Today, 6 February marks the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), and in Kenya, this year’s celebrations are being held in Isiolo County, led by the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) and UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). The theme is Unleashing Youth Power: One decade of accelerating actions for zero female genital mutilation. In the build up to this event, a youth caravan travelled through four FGM hotspot counties of Samburu, Isiolo, Meru and Embu, raising awareness among young people of the fight against FGM, and the successes so far. Aisha Hussein, 25, an anti-FGM Youth Activist from Isiolo County and an FGM survivor, led the caravan. Lucas Odhiambo, one of our National UN Youth Volunteers was there to tell her story.
Aisha Hussein (centre, with orange scarf) and her team from Every Girl’s Dream pose for a picture during the anti-FGM youth caravan in Isiolo county, Kenya.
UNICEF, 2020