October 26, 2023

Read AHA Foundation’s Groundbreaking New Study of FGM/C Trends in the U.S.

Published 10/26/2023 For the past 3 years, Sean Callaghan, a PhD candidate at the University of Leicester in […]

October 26, 2023

Press Release: Groundbreaking New Study Reveals Extent of and Migration Impact on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) in the U.S.

Published 10/26/2023 AHA Foundation, a leading nonprofit advocating for human rights, gender equality, and freedom of expression, has […]

August 7, 2023

Utah women invest more than $225,000 into women & girls following final round of grant awards – Utah Business

Utah women invest more than $225,000 into women & girls following final round of grant awards July 14, […]

March 29, 2023

Unseen Housewives – Unchained at Last

Child marriage is still legal in 43 states UNSEEN HOUSEWIVES REAL DRAMA Yes, a drama that is so […]

March 29, 2023

Read AHA Foundation’s 2022 Annual Report Now: 15 Years of Disruption for Good

Published 3/30/2023 2022 marked 15 years of AHA Foundation’s impact, and it was a year full of victories […]

March 22, 2023

Become a Disruptor for Good Now – A Message From AHA’s Executive Director on AHA’s $15,000 Spring Matching Gift Campaign

Published 3/23/2023 How can disruption be a positive force—and how can you become a Disruptor for Good? Read […]

March 15, 2023

We must End Child Marriage in the United States

It’s Time to End Child Marriage in the United States – Council on Foreign Relations

It’s Time to End Child Marriage in the United States The U.S. government frequently advocates for an end […]

March 10, 2023

Michelle Obama, Amal Clooney, Melinda French Gates collaborate on anti-child marriage op-ed – The Hill

Michelle Obama, Amal Clooney, Melinda French Gates collaborate on anti-child marriage op-ed Former first lady Michelle Obama, human rights attorney […]

March 7, 2023

Bill to ban child marriage passes West Virginia House – AP News

Bill to ban child marriage passes West Virginia House CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia House of […]

February 27, 2023

Pakistani lawyer, digital rights activist, and member of Facebook’s Content Oversight Board Nighat Dad looks to free speech to protect women’s rights: “Free speech is not some abstract ideal. It is vital for the most vulnerable to make their voices heard.”

Published 2/28/2023 Nighat Dad was born and lives in Pakistan and has worked as a lawyer and digital […]

February 27, 2023

Read Now: Davinder Kaur, forced marriage survivor, on breaking free and exposing abuse against women: “We all have to play our part in ending these human rights abuses.”

Published 2/28/2023 Davinder Kaur was born and raised in an Indian community in Bradford, England. At the age […]

January 11, 2023

“Freedom is not controversial, it is universal.” AHA’s New Board Chairman Rosa Zeegers on Her Life, Career, and Hopes for AHA’s Future

Published 1/16/2023 Rosa Zeegers has known our Founder Ayaan Hirsi Ali for over two decades. In that time, […]

November 30, 2022

Sara’s Story, Part 2: A Survivor of Child Marriage in the U.S. on Why She Fights to Change the Laws That Allowed Her Abuse: “These [current] laws put minors into an impossible legal situation, and expose them to multiple forms of abuse.”

Published 12/1/2022 Sara Tasneem was trapped in a marriage with a stranger when she was just 15 years […]

November 7, 2022

Sara’s Story, Part 1: A Survivor of Child Marriage in the U.S. On Her Ordeal and How She Won Her Freedom: “Being married to an older man was like being a prisoner. I didn’t even have control over my own body.”

Published 11/7/2022 Sara Tasneem was trapped in a marriage with a stranger when she was just 15 years […]

November 7, 2022

Ngoltoingar Chantal Bayor 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, Ngoltoingar Chantal Bayor had a happy childhood—until the day she was forced […]

August 15, 2022

Will Massachusetts’s Stand Against Child Marriage Spur the Rest of the Nation to Act Against this Child Abuse?

Published 8/16/2022 On July 28, Massachusetts finally banned child marriage after years of activism from AHA Foundation and […]

June 14, 2022

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

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, […]

April 7, 2022

Sasha K. Taylor, Child Marriage Survivor, now fights to end the practice in the USA

“Girls have a right to thrive in the life they want for themselves. Not what someone else forcefully imprints on them.” Sasha K. Taylor Survived Child Marriage in the U.S. Now She Fights Tirelessly to End It – Part 2

Published 4/7/2022 When team members from AHA Foundation spoke to Sasha K. Taylor, we were immediately moved […]

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