Moving with urgency to avoid prying eyes, she makes her way to a hidden location, where the air is thick with the earthy ...

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In The Gambia, one in three girls experiences sexual violence before the age of 18, and nearly 30% are married off before they reach adulthood. These violations steal their futures and cripple ...

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A survivor and the founder of the organization Women in Liberation & Leadership (WILL), Baldeh, 41, is a leading activist fighting against the practice in Gambia. Although FGM has been banned in ...

She made the remark on 12 March 2025 at a side event organised by The Gambia during the 69th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69) at the UN Headquarters in New York.

we can create jobs for refugee women and reinvest the earnings to train even more women,” she says. In the Gambia, another set of refugee women is rewriting their destinies. Adama Jarjue, 35, ...

Her idea to help the environment started with a group of five women and has grown to become a national project that supports women in the country to improve their skills and income. She is now ...

A leading women's rights campaigner has spoken to FRANCE 24 about how she was subjected to female genital mutilation at the age of just seven in her home country of The Gambia. Fatou Baldeh ...

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In Senegal and The Gambia, stories of resilience, determination, and hope unfold every day. Women who once had stable lives were forced to flee their homes due to conflict, instability, and ...