Posts Tagged ‘FGM’
So They Can marks the UN 16 Days of Activism through six days of community engagement forums in Baringo County, Kenya.
To mark the annual United Nations 16 Days of Activism to End Gender Based Violence, in early December 2025 the So They Can Kenya team conducted a number of comprehensive community engagement forums across 10 of our school communities in Baringo County, Kenya. Taking place over six days, the forums sensitively tackled a number of…
Read More21,000 washable sanitary pads distributed to 3,500 girls in rural Tanzania!
There’s an equal number of girls and boys enrolled and attending So They Can supported schools in Tanzania. In large part, that’s thanks to our Keeping Girls in School (KGIS) project that addresses the cultural, social and economic barriers that persist around girls’ education. Period poverty — inadequate menstrual products, hygiene facilities, waste management, and…
Read MoreWhat you need to know about Female Genital Cutting and Child Marriage
As you read this, young girls around the world are having their educational opportunities taken from before their eyes due to a number of gender-based issues. Female genital cutting (also referred to as female genital mutilation) and child marriage are two of the most prevalent gender-based violence issues, resulting in the loss of young girls’…
Read MoreA 7-week Easter school break means a prolonged ‘cutting season’
What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think about school holidays? For many of us, it might involve spending quality time with family, playing with friends or exploring new parts of our community, country and world. However for lots of girls — particularly those in Africa — their school holidays’ experience is…
Read MoreThe Lasting Impact of Education
Meet Napir — an English and Science teacher at Endamaghai Primary School, and a supervisor of our Keeping Girls in School project. Keeping Girls in School exists to educate girls and their families on the importance of education for girls. The project provides guiding and counselling sessions on performance improvement, distribution of sanitary towels and…
Read MoreMeet Chamkal
Meet Chamkal. Chamkal escaped female genital cutting and early marriage when So They Can offered to sponsor her through school. Our Family Strengthening Program ensures that Chamkal and her 9 siblings receive the education, food and support for the future they deserve. Name: Chamkal Age: 13 Location: Tiaty constituency, East Pokot Sub county,…
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