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Hawa, a survivor committed to the fight against female genital mutilation.
15 April 2024
Hawa Mohamed Kamil is a young peer educator with the Elle&Elles network, which promotes sexual and reproductive health and FGM abandonment in Djibouti. Hawa is a 30-year-old…
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From survivor to producer of a film against FGM: Samira Farah Carton
15 April 2024
My name is Samira Farah, I am 23 years old and I have been a member of the Elle&Elles network for almost three years. I discovered the peer education through an educational…
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Djibouti’s women leaders break taboos to boost rights and choices
14 April 2024
"We give women courage. We give them hope, and if I can help just one person, it’s a success,” says Nafissa, a community leader and women’s health and rights advocate in Djibouti…
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She and hers
14 April 2024
Nafissa and Imane’s associations are part of UNFPA’s ‘Elle and Elles’ [she and hers] network that gives support, training and guidance to female leaders to advocate for women's…
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Meet Samira, a young peer educator dedicated to the elimination of FGM
25 November 2023
My name is Samira Farah, I'm 23 years old, and I've been a member of the Elle&Elles network for almost two years. Let me tell you my colorful story. I discovered the education…
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A Coffee Debate on the commitment of men in the fight against FGM
06 February 2023
POSITIVE MASCULINITY AGAINST FGM: LET’S TALK ABOUT IT On the occasion of the international day against female genital mutilation, February 6, 2023, UNFPA in partnership with…
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Young people committed to defending human rights
08 December 2022
On the occasion of the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence (GBV) campaign, UNFPA joined forces with the National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) and young activists…
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For effective governance of GBV services
28 November 2022
UNFPA in partnership with the Ministry of Women and Families with financial support from the European Union organized a workshop on the governance of the national response to…
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Training workshop on finalizing applications for collecting cartographic data from the 3rd General Population and Housing Census (RGPH-3)
27 October 2022
UNFPA in collaboration with the government of Djibouti and the national statistics institute are in the process of carrying out the 3rd General Population and Housing Census (RGPH…
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