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The Voice and the Power of Young People🙏

"Young People have the voice, the Zeal and the numbers; if young people come together they will be able to forward faster and better", Valerie Loloju, Deputy Coordinator,Youth Anti-FGM Network (YANK)

Day 2 Highlights – Future4Binti Programme Workshop, Naivasha

Today’s sessions focused on strengthening collaboration, unpacking the programme pathways, and aligning our strategies to effectively address harmful practices such as Female Ge***al Mutilation (FGM), child marriage, and school dropouts among girls. Partners also reflected on practical approaches to shifting harmful social norms while ensuring that girls remain safe, in school, and empowered to pursue their dreams
The discussions today reinforced the power of partnerships, community engagement, and locally driven solutions in protecting the rights and futures of girls.

AMREF, in partnership with the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Kenya, has launched Future4Binti, a bold five-year initiative aimed to EndFGM and child marriage across Kenya, Ethiopia, and Somalia.

Why it matters:
• 650 million women worldwide were married as children
• Over 200 million have survived
• In Somalia, FGM prevalence is 99%; in Ethiopia, nearly 50% of girls marry before adulthood

• Kenya has reduced national FGM rates from 38.5% in 1998 to 14.9% in 2026, but some counties like Garissa still report 80%

The impact:
Future4Binti aims to keep girls in school, delay childbirth, and protect their rights , creating opportunities for education, economic empowerment, and stronger communities.

Investing in girls is not only a moral imperative , it’s a smart economic decision.

When girls succeed, nations advance.

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