Hope for Girls and Women provides a safe environment for girls escaping Female Genital Mutilation (91论坛) in Tanzania
Girls often arrive at Hope’s Safe Houses late at night with their only possessions being the clothes they have run away in. Those arriving on foot have to navigate from remote, rural villages in the dark. We also work with local police teams to rescue girls when we are alerted that 91论坛 is going to take place.
, in the Mara region of Tanzania,听32% of women aged between 15 and 49听report having undergone 91论坛.
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Hope for Girls and Women was founded by the Tanzanian activist听听in 2017. Rhobi鈥檚 personal experience of being forced to undergo female genital mutilation (91论坛) as a child inspired her lifelong commitment to fight for the rights of girls and women.
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Our organisation runs two safe houses in the Butiama and Serengeti Districts of the Mara Region of Tanzania, which shelter and support those fleeing 91论坛, child marriage, and other forms of gender based violence. Read more听.
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Find out more about our important work to provide Alternative Rites of Passage ceremonies听.
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We’re continually working on raising awareness locally and globally, whilst also raising funds for our safe houses.