It's exciting being at #WD2019 in Vancouver with 8,000 other people! Nearly 2000 young people below 35 are here. Together we can show #ThePowerofUs.
Musimbi Kanyoro
@MKanyoro
Former President & CEO @GlobalFundWomen. Passionate about #womensleadership, #womenseconomy #philanthropy & #justice. Committed to learning. Views=mine
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At Global Fund for Women, we know that change comes when the people who are affected and impacted take charge. We support movements acting to abolish FGM in their own communities because they know it is a harmful traditional practice. #endFGM
For International Day to #EndFGM, we celebrate the work of @OngAmsopt, a @GlobalFundWomen grantee partner in Mali. Through info sessions on ending FGM/C & child marriage and peer ed training, communities in the Kayes region are abandoning these practices. ow.ly/yV3i50kK4ba
untf.unwomen.org Case Study: Ending harmful traditional practices in Mali “We decided to abandon these practices” – Boubacar Sissoko, a village chief, said about the harmful traditional practice of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting, which is inflicted on 89 per cent of... “It’s a huge health issue for women, both physically & emotionally. It hits the core of their self-worth & is a disempowering practice.” Yeri Sali Youl led a successful campaign to #EndFGM with @GlobalFundWomen grantee partner @Asso_Apfg in Burkina Faso. ow.ly/cmFW50kJ88n
Can we have a fashion industry that is fair & just? Both beautiful & equitable? What would that look like? On 11 October, I will speak at the Giving Women Conference in Geneva about the fashion industry & its impact on women. ow.ly/ok1b30lNG0A
