NSDCC Joins Efforts to End FGM and Protect Girls from the Triple Threat

Summary

Every girl deserves to grow up safe, healthy and free to realize her full potential. Ending Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and addressing the Triple Threat of new HIV infections, adolescent pregnancies and sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) requires urgent, collective action.
The National Syndemic Diseases Control Council (NSDCC) joined the Ministry of Gender, Culture and Children Services, the Anti-FGM Board, Nyamira County, partners and local schools to mark the International Day of the Girl at Ekerenyo Grounds under the theme “End Female Genital Mutilation, Invest in Girls’ Rights.”
In Nyamira County, 2026 data recorded 2,966 teenage pregnancies, 353 adolescent SGBV cases and 144 new HIV infections underscoring the urgent need to strengthen prevention and protection efforts.
As part of its commitment to girls’ health and dignity, NSDCC donated 984 dignity packs to 21 schools in Nyamira County and shared information on HIV and syndemic disease prevention, raising awareness of the Triple Threat.
Graced by Mrs. Ipato Korema Surum, Chairperson of the Anti-FGM Board in Kenya, the event reinforced the call for stronger partnerships and sustained action to protect girls’ rights, uphold their dignity and secure a healthier, safer future for every girl.