Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains descriptions of female genital mutilation. When I turned […]
Ending Harmful Practices
Pursue your inner voice to be in a position “to accept”, not “ to be accepted”.
“My name is Bhagyashree Saini and more than anything, my primary identity is that “I am a child marriage survivor”. […]
My life
Hello once again my name is Alfa Umar bah…but known as Alfa king boss. Through difficulties I’ve learned a lot. […]
Rewriting the Script
Trigger warning: Please be aware that this story includes a graphic description of childhood FGM (Female Genital Mutilation). This was […]
“A world where gender equality is realized”
VIDEO: Oumie Sissokho, of The Girls’ Agenda in The Gambia, shares her perspective about how survivors’ stories empower and create […]
“Bringing Life to These Issues”
VIDEO: Jama Jack, of Think Young Women in the Gambia, talks with Elisa Gambino, One Production Place, about the power […]
“I am a survivor of female genital mutilation”
VIDEO: Sise Sawaneh, from the Republic of the Gambia, discusses her advocacy to end female genital mutilation in this brief conversation […]
Changing the Narrative
My journey as a young leader and advocate began when I was about 10 years old. Even as a child, […]
