When My Home Became a Prison

When My Home Became a Prison

I remember being 11 years old and locked inside my parents’ house. Outside, people stood guard to ensure I wouldn’t escape. They were going to cut me and I had no choice. I underwent what they call female genital mutilation. I had only just finished my...

Social media and human trafficking

A new video from IOM explains the connection between human trafficking and social media. It’s something that traffickers use primarily for recruitment, but we also use it to fight human trafficking; to create awareness and get in touch with victims and hopefully...
Human Trade

Human Trade

Virtue has a voice, and sometimes it starts with one; Fatuma’s Voice. The other evening, I attended a function organized by Fatuma’s Voice at PAWA254 under the auspices of HAART and a host of other partners. The topic of discussion was human trafficking and associated...

Guest Blog: Violence against Children

Seventy seven cases of child sexual defilements cases have been recorded at the Mtwapa Health Center since January 2015[i]. Of these only 10 are before court, or have had convictions. These are reported cases. Just how many cases remain unreported is a mystery. This...

Kenya as a destination country for human trafficking

Some months ago it was reported that three Ugandan girls, who had been trafficked to Kenya by a pastor, had been rescued. The girls had been rescued in Malaba town, which is on the Ugandan border. The girls, aged 12 to 17, were part of a group of 14 trafficked girls,...