Lambert Coleman

Photographer I Filmmaker

Education and FGM in Somalia.

Photo assignment to document an Education and an FGM project implemented by World Vision, financed by the Finish government and Irish aid, in the region of Puntland, in Somalia in 2021.

« Many young girls are going through FGM/C in Somalia. It is estimated that 90% of the female population aged between 15 to 49 has undergone FGM/C in Somalia, and 65% of this population supports the continuation of this practice. This is despite the sad fact that FGM/C can lead to various types of complications, both medical and psychological.

Based on this assessment, World Vision, with support from the Finnish Government, is working in conjunction with local authorities and has put in place a multi-sectoral programme that aims at reducing FGM/C among the Somali population. One of the key elements of this programme is the Channels of Hope (CoH) approach, which aims at training and sensitising community leaders, such as faith leaders about the dangers of FGM/C.

Access to education is also a challenge in remote areas of Puntland, worsened by a lack of personnel as well as infrastructure. The HPP, which was implemented by World Vision and funded by Irish Aid, is aimed at giving access to quality education to children. The programme includes the construction of modern school infrastructure as well as providing stipends to school personnel. »

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Hawa Hirsi Farah is reading a book in her bedroom. Diilin, Puntland, Somalia.

World Vision, FGM, Somalia, Puntland, awreness, mgf, Africa, excision,

Portrait of Faduma Abdikadir, the mother of Hawa Hirsi Farah, also a member of the protection committee. Diilin, Puntland, Somalia.

World Vision, FGM, Somalia, Puntland, awreness, mgf, Africa, excision,

Portrait of Faduma Abdikadir, the mother of Hawa Hirsi Farah, also a member of the protection committee. Diilin, Puntland, Somalia.

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Portrait of Faduma Abdikadir, and her daughter Hawa Hirsi Farah, in front of their house.

World Vision, FGM, Somalia, Puntland, awreness, mgf, Africa, excision,

Hawa Hirsi Farah attends a Somali language lesson at the Diilin school in Diilin, Puntland, Somalia.

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Mohamed Ahmed Nuur is the headteacher of the Diilin school, in Diilin, Puntland, Somalia.

World Vision, FGM, Somalia, Puntland, awreness, mgf, Africa, excision,

A group of parents are meeting weekly at the protection committee, where they talk about solutions to reduce FGM among the community. Faduma Abdikadir, the mother of Hawa Hirsi Farah is dressed with the red hijab. Diilin, Puntland, Somalia.

World Vision, FGM, Somalia, Puntland, awreness, mgf, Africa, excision,

A group of parents are meeting weekly at the protection committee, where they talk about solutions to reduce FGM among the community. Faduma Abdikadir, the mother of Hawa Hirsi Farah is dressed with the red hijab. Diilin, Puntland, Somalia.

World Vision, FGM, Somalia, Puntland, awreness, mgf, Africa, excision,

A group of parents are meeting weekly at the protection committee, where they talk about solutions to reduce FGM among the community. Faduma Abdikadir, the mother of Hawa Hirsi Farah is dressed with the red hijab. Diilin, Puntland, Somalia.

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Drone picture of the village Diilin in Puntland, Somalia.

World Vision, FGM, Somalia, Puntland, awreness, mgf, Africa, excision,

Faduma Abdikadir, the mother of Hawa Hirsi Farah, is walking to the shop to buy food.

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Faduma Abdikadir is preparing food for her daughter Hawa Hirsi Farah outside their house.

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Portrait of Hawa Hirsi Farah at the door of her house.

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Abshir Mohamed Jama is a nurse who is working at the PHU of Diilin. His role is also to medically assist in case some members of the community go through FGM.

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Drone picture of the village Diilin in Puntland, Somalia.

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Nasar Adam Farah is the headteacher of the Subaan school and is an active member of the education program implemented by World Vision.

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Pictures of Nasteha, a pupil who is attending the Subaan school.

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Pictures of Nasteha, a pupil who is attending the Subaan school.

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World Vision, FGM, Somalia, Puntland, awreness, mgf, Africa, excision,

Children are attending some reading sessions, which are part of the education programs implemented by World Vision in Puntland, Somalia.

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Nasar Adam Farah (in blue suit) is animating a reading corner committee with parents of pupils who are attending the reading corner. The goal of the reading corner is to create enabling environment for children to read more.

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Abshiro Mohamed Farah, the mother of the Nasteha, is also a member of the reading corner committee

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Like other girls in the village of Subaan, Nasteha is receiving a hygiene kit every two months.

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Said Abshir Farah and his schoolmate are reading at a reading corner installed in their garden. Every evening, they go through books in order to get better at reading.

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Pictures of Nasteha, a pupil who is attending the Subaan school.

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Nasar Adam Farah and his pupils are showing how they used to study before World Vision constructed the school.