Future campaigners; from Chalbi desert to campus activist, with Gumato Guyo
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Gumato Guyo, 23, is an FGM survivor from Chalbi Desert in Marsabit County. Having been brought up by her grandmother, she, like her age mates in the village, went through the cut. Her mother, an anti FGM campaigner protected her sister. Gumato wants to help other girls avoid the cut, and she has began her journey in her campus in Nairobi.”99% of my age mates have been cut,” she says. “I want to change that!” ABOUT FGM According to the World health Organization, Female genital mutilation(FGM) comprises all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons. To listen to this podcast on itunes, search for End FGM or Jeremiah Kipainoi, or click here. To listen to all podcast episodes here, use the player below.
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