Pelemo Ava Nyajo
Title: To Be Female Name: Pelemo Ava Nyajo Country: Nigeria Age: 19 Sex: Female Overview Female Genital Mutilation mostly happens to young girls who aren’t old enough to understand such a vile practice. My poem highlights the experience of a young girl whose mother coerced her into being a victim, only because she had been […]
François Kasereka Kamate
Title: Abuse and violence Against Women and Girls Living in Regions Affected by Armed Conflict in Eastern DR Congo. Name: François Kasereka Kamate Country: DR Congo Age: 27 Sex: Male Overview It is now common knowledge that the DR Congo has been plunged into a deep and multifaceted crisis for several decades. The eastern part […]
Halimatou Amadou Doumbia
Title: The Struggle of Traditions Name: Halimatou Amadou Doumbia Country: Niger Age: 21 Sex: Female Overview African traditions will always remain with us, we will continue to carry them in our hearts, but some traditions must die with time, this is the case of genital mutilation, it is time for women to worship their bodies […]
Victoria Ivie Irabor
Title: Torn Name: Victoria Ivie Irabor Country: Nigeria Age: 28 Sex: Female Overview Female Genital mutilation is a great injustice against the female gender.Its complications are heartbreaking to say the least. It is my sincere hope and desire that this barbaric tradition is eradicated completely for the health, confidence, and dignity of the girl child. […]
Kesha Pandakilima
Title: ‘NGALIBA’ (Swahili name of a old female who carries out female mutilations) Name: Kesha Pandakilima Country: Tanzania Age: 30 Sex: Male Overview NGALIBA is an animatic which shows how female especially young girls in many African Countries are facing the problem of Female Genital Mutilation. Society with or without knowing the effects of FGM […]
Sharon Kerubo Makworo
Title: The Phone Call Name: Sharon Kerubo Makworo Country: Kenya Age: 25 Sex: Female Overview This is my story on how I almost underwent FGM and how being educated at an early age on this injustice empowered me to stand up for my right and that of my sisters. A,so it is a call to […]
Gideon Muiambo Americo
Title: Zero Violence and Female Genital Mutilation Name: Gideon Muiambo Americo Country: Mozambique Age: 32 Sex: Male Overview The photograph submitted to the competition is part of a project that promotes the values and principles of freedom, equality and dignity of the human person, especially women, who on November 25th and February 6th, extend their […]
Kaone Macheng
Title: Female Genital Mutation Name: Kaone Macheng Country: Botswana Age: 30 Sex: Female Overview Female Genital Mutation has become a deadly virus like any other form of Gender based violence out there.It goes against all the principles of humanity and it deprives both young women and women in general to validate their dreams.What is a […]
Patience Tintenda Mutsetse
Title: Is this the sequel? Name: Patience Tintenda Mutsetse Country: Zimbabwe Age: 24 Sex: Female Overview It is a poem that accentuate the relationship between Female Genital Mutilation and Gender Based Violence through questioning gatekeepers about harmful traditional and cultural practices. The poem points out the traumatic experiences that young girls and women in Africa […]
Lydia Anietie-Nte-Abasi Okon
Title: The Terror That is Female Genital Mutilation Name: Lydia Anietie-Nte-Abasi Okon Country: Nigeria Age: 23 Sex: Female Overview This is a short 2D animation formed from various true life experiences of people who have suffered the dangers of FGM. It shows how the act negatively affects the life of young girls and ladies emotionally, […]