January 12, 2024

For the 2024 International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM, AHA is proud to publish FOUR new legal guides for survivors

Published 2/6/2024 Since 2022, AHA Foundation has worked with Reed Smith LLP and White & Case LLP to […]
December 8, 2023

This year, AHA Foundation tended the flame of liberty with your help: AHA’s 2023 achievements

Published 12/8/2023 2023 has been another difficult year for all of us. From the ongoing war in Ukraine […]
July 14, 2023

AHA’s Michigan child marriage victory marks a major milestone – thanks to all our supporters!

Published 7/14/2023  Below, you can read a message from our Director of Policy and Women’s Programs Michele Hanash […]
May 1, 2023

AHA’s Disruption for Good continues with two huge victories against FGM and child marriage in Washington and Vermont

Published 5/5/2023  AHA Foundation is thrilled to share the news of two major victories: on April 20, legislation […]
April 27, 2023

Honoring the mothers—the survivors and activists—whose bravery inspires and fuels our movement

Jenny, FGM survivor and activist from Kentucky “I decided to start talking about what happened to me for […]
April 27, 2023

Inspired by Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Natalie Arroyo joined AHA while still in college and just gave her first testimony against child marriage in Texas: “Being able to help protect girls from this abuse is incredibly rewarding and makes me feel inspired to do even more.”

Published 5/4/2023  When she first learned that female genital mutilation (FGM) and child marriage happen in the U.S., […]
December 9, 2022

A Year of Amazing Impact, All Thanks To You: AHA Foundation’s 2022 Achievements

Published 15/12/2022 2022 has been a dizzying and sometimes scary year for all of us. From the continuing […]
December 8, 2022

AHA Foundation honored for work against FGM by LawWorks as recipient of their Best International Pro Bono Award 2022

Published 8/12/2022 The team at AHA Foundation was honored and humbled to receive, alongside our partners at the […]
December 6, 2022

Strengthen Opposition to Female Genital Mutilation – AHA Senior Director in DC Journal

AHA Foundation’s Senior Director Amanda Parker co-wrote with Andrea Bottner a call to stand up against the injustice […]
November 7, 2022

Bayor Chantal Ngoltoingar was told she would die if she ever spoke out about undergoing FGM. This is her story of survival—and refusing to be silenced.

Published 11/7/2022 Growing up in Chad, Bayor Chantal Ngoltoingar had a happy childhood—until the day she was forced […]
June 14, 2022

A Massive Milestone in Protecting U.S. Women and Girls: AHA’s Advocacy Leader on the Reauthorization of the 1994 Violence Against Women Act

A Massive Milestone in Protecting U.S. Women and Girls: AHA’s Advocacy Leader on the Reauthorization of the 1994 […]
June 7, 2022

“The best cure is prevention. We can’t just continue letting FGM/C happen and reacting to its awful consequences after the fact. We have to do better.” AHA’s anti-FGM/C trainer Oluwadamilola Alabi on her mission to end FGM/C in Chicago North Side

Published 6/7/2022 Last year, we shared with you that AHA Foundation had won a 3-year federal grant from […]
May 30, 2022

Sean Callaghan, U.K. based researcher, on his groundbreaking data analysis of FGM in the U.S.

Published 6/7/2022 Sean Callaghan is pursuing a PhD at the University of Leicester in the U.K. His research, […]
February 22, 2022

“There is a very clear will to end FGM in the U.S., we just need the resources to finish it.” AHA Veteran Amanda Parker on 15 Years of the Fight Against FGM

Published 03/02/2022 This year marks the 15th anniversary of Ayaan Hirsi Ali founding AHA Foundation. Since the very […]
January 27, 2022

Lawyer Adijatu Kamara Discusses AHA’s New Legal Guides For FGM Survivors: “We hope that [they] will serve as an eye-opener to the practice of FGM in its basic form.”

Published 2/3/2022 A major part of our work at AHA Foundation is to end female genital mutilation (FGM) […]
January 24, 2022

AHA Foundation Releases New Legal Guides for FGM Survivors. AHA’s George Zarubin: “To the survivors of FGM, I want to express my admiration for your strength and resilience in the face of true horror. I hope that these guides will help you find justice.”

Published 2/3/2022 A major part of our work at AHA Foundation is to end female genital mutilation (FGM) […]
June 5, 2019

Founding Member of the U.K.’s National FGM Centre Uses Her Expertise to Help Girls in the U.S.

Lisa Brett is a Senior Consultant for AHA Foundation. She previously worked in manufacturing before joining the Voluntary […]