Armed with spoken word, social media and survivor counselling, a young Marsabit activist is challenging FGM in a county where nine in 10 women have undergone the practice.
Sunday, September 06, 2026
Spoken-word artist and FGM survivor Dahabo Guracha Damballa has turned her lived experience into advocacy, using poetry and community outreach to campaign against female genital mutilation and child marriage. She was photographed at the British High Commissioner's residence in Nairobi on September 1, 2026.
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