User:Fatuma Hakar

Bio: I am Fatuma Hakar CEO/Founder of Girlkind /FGM survivor, Let me first begin by introducing our selves we are a community based organization called Girlkind kenya, we are based in Garissa kenya, we have programs in gender based violence, with much emphasis on FGM, domestic violence and rape. we have set up a women centre in a place called Jarirot through our own initiative, primarily as a base where we train our FGM champions, FGM cutters to have their independent alternative livelihoods to  abandon the cut, we are training them in tailoring, tie & dye and beauty therapy through application of hiina, among many other options including weaving , baking , currently we have  92 trainees. apart from this activities, we also do case management on Rape and Domestic violence victims as well as giving psychcosocial support through provision of NFIs (non food items), counseling, and building of referral pathways. dream ending FGM the potential here is great. www.girlkindkenya.org info@girlkindkenya.org