Adolescent Girls in Cameroon on Conflict & Covid-19
GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN IN CAMEROON ARE DEALING WITH A DOUBLE THREAT OF CONFLICT AND COVID-19, WHICH RISKS THEIR SECURITY, EDUCATION, AND HEALTH. PLAN INTERNATIONAL SPOKE TO ADOLESCENT GIRLS IN THE REGION ABOUT THEIR LIVES, EXPERIENCES & ASPIRATIONS. North-West and South West (NWSW) Cameroon has been in conflict since September 2017, when tensions between Anglophone […]
The FGM Cutters Abandoning the Practice in Guinea
THE 6TH OF FEBRUARY IS THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ZERO TOLERANCE FOR FGM. IN THE WEST AFRICAN NATION OF GUINEA, FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION (FGM) IS A ‘NORMAL’ AND WIDESPREAD PRACTICE – 96% OF WOMEN AND ADOLESCENT GIRLS HAVE BEEN CUT. Until recently, Kadiatou and Aissatou earned their living as traditional cutters, however since Plan International […]
Keeping Girls Safe During COVID-19
Millions at risk as sexual abuse, unintended pregnancies, and child marriages spike under lockdown. A silent and lethal ‘shadow pandemic’ is currently unfolding across the globe as millions of girls are witnessing the erosion of their sexual and reproductive health and rights under lockdown. A sharp increase in potentially deadly unintended pregnancies, child marriages, sexual […]
Important Step for Women’s Equality on Historic Day at Dáil Éireann
Plan International Ireland welcomes the first motion brought by the Women’s Caucus to the Dáil as an important step to achieving equality for women. The cross-party motion which was passed yesterday in the Dáil aims to tackle Period Poverty, which is real issue for women and it is having a negative impact on their education, […]
The Permanent Scars of Female Genital Mutilation
Nkatha* is a victim of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). Her grandmother, thinking it was the right thing to do, helped facilitate Nkatha to undergo the ‘cut’ at the tender age of nine to fulfil a cultural norm. Nkatha only vaguely remembers the finer details but she can recall when a female visitor arrived at her […]
