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A Step Toward Ending FGM Across Borders,  the EAC Bill Returns

  By Yvonne Misando On April 2025, the East African Community (EAC) re-tabled the Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Bill marking renewed hope in a longstanding fight against one of the region’s most harmful traditional practices. Though the Bill has not yet been passed, its return to the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) shows […]

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East Africa Is Taking a Big Step to Stop FGM – Here’s What You Should Know

Something important is happening in East Africa. Leaders from different countries are working on a law called the EAC FGM Bill 2025. It’s a regional law meant to help stop Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) a harmful practice that hurts many girls and young women across the region. FGM is dangerous. It can cause a lot […]