Last week Rhobi was invited to tell her story as an FGM survivor and activist at a high level panel as part of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. She spoke movingly about begging her parents not to cut her, as she feared dying and her body being thrown in the bush to be eaten by wild animals, as had happened to her friend Sabina. But her pleas were in vain and she was cut and nearly bled to death. She has since dedicated her life to saving other girls from a similar fate.
You can watch a recording of her testimony here.
The following day Rhobi and I participated in a mapathon at UNFPA organised by Crowd2map where we explained how better maps can help activists like Rhobi quickly find girls at risk of FGM and showed people how they can help to create them. There were side events in over 60 countries as part of this global FGM event, including at the Ministry of Women in Somalia, and with FGM activists in Kenya, Guinea, Mali, Niger, Uganda, Djibouti and many more.
And now Rhobi is in London for the UK premiere of the film about her work, In the name of your daughter. For those of you near London, Nottingham or Yorkshire I hope you may get the chance to watch it and to meet Rhobi.
Thank you again for your generosity in supporting girls refusing FGM in Tanzania.
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