Sheila, not her real name, a 12, year-old was forcefully married to an old man by her wealth-minded father whose aim was to increase his household wealth. In her community, parents are known to embrace this retrogressive practice of marrying off their daughters at a tender age in exchange for wealth. “I heard a knock…
Two years ago, some members of I_Rep team went to Tapach ward to sensitize members of the community on the negative implications of FGM and child marriage. Then, no one talked about Chongis village. All the organization knew was that Chongis was within Tapach ward. During the Covid-19 there was mass cutting in Tapach and…
Jonathan Tyno Rotino is a holder of master’s degree in International Relations from USIU. He hails from Siyoi ward in West Pokot County, Kenya. He is the founder and director of Tyno FC, a local football club in his home village Siyoi. He uses this platform to engage, empower and nature youth talents in his…
I_Rep Foundation believes that communities hold the key to creating a lasting change to the FGM problems they face and are willing to drive this change from within its core. Involving community groups can result in relevant local strategies with greater impacts. This is the reason that the organization has been vital in building on…
I_Rep Foundation director Domtila Chesang addressing the residents of Cheptuya in the fight against FGM. In March this year, Kenya reported the first Covid-19 case in the country. The Government had to act quickly and responded by taking stern measures to curb the spread of the deadly virus. Wearing of masks in all public places,…
