Born Perfect Caravan – Guinea-Bissau
Available data indicates that more than 52% of Guinean women between the ages of 15 and 49 have been victims of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Guinea-Bissau, a country located in West Africa). The Gabú Region, in the east, which is mainly populated by the Fula ethnic group, belonging to the Muslim religion, is the […]
Born Perfect Caravan – Mauritania
PROJET CARAVANE EN MAURITANIE / DU mouvement Agir contre les mutilations génitales féminines (MAC /RIM) I – Présentation Je m’appelle Abdoulaye Falilou Ba, jeune activiste mauritanien et coordinateur du mouvement agir contre les mutilationsgénitales en république islamique de Mauritanie (MAC /RIM) ! Depuis 2020, nous luttons contre les mutilations génitalesféminines en Mauritanie. Notre mouvement a […]
Born Perfect Caravan – Kenya
Seeing the horrible effects of FGM on girls usually fills me with rage BY KAMAU MAICHUHIE My name is Kamau Maichuhie, a journalist currently working for the Nation Media Group (NMG) here in Kenya. NMG the largest media organisation in East and Central Africa. Here at NMG, I write for the Daily Nation Newspaper, the […]
Born Perfect Caravan – Djibouti
I am a mother who has personally experienced the consequences of the pharaonic practice of FGM. My commitment against this devastating tradition began in the associative framework then evaluated in my professional life at Radio Television of Djibouti. Through this platform various actors shared their expertise on air by informing and communicating on the consequences […]
Caravane Born Perfect – Senegal
Je m’appelle Seydou Diatta .Je suis journaliste reporter chez Emedia Invest (Iradio –ITV/Sénégal) . Cela fait maintenant plus de plus de 15 ans que je me suis engagé dans la lutte contre la pratique de mutilation génitale féminine et contre les violences basées sur le genre de façon générale au nom de la masculinité positive. […]
Born Perfect Caravan – Sierra Leone
My name is Alpha Kamara,a Sierra Leonean journalist and human rights activist. My colleague, Jonathan Omaru Junior, is a community radio station manager in Bonthe District, Sierra Leone. We both come from the two largest ethnic groups that are known for practicing FGM. We are also fathers to beautiful daughters whom we cherish dearly.The need […]
Born Perfect Caravan Full Press Release
In light of the international coverage of the Born Perfect Caravan on the Guardian Newspaper, #FrontlineEndingFGM is releasing the full concept note of the Caravan.
Please view the attachments below in English and in French.
Meet the Born Perfect Caravan
This mobile campaign will travel from Mauritania in West Africa to Djibouti in the East over the next two years, working to persuade local communities across the continent to end this outrageous practice against girls and young women.
