Hope for Girls and Women

About us

Hope for Girls and Women was founded by the Tanzanian activist Rhobi Samwelly in 2017. Rhobi’s personal experience of being forced to undergo female genital mutilation (FGM) as a child inspired her lifelong commitment to fight for the rights of girls and women.

Our work
Our organisation runs two safe houses located in the Butiama and Serengeti Districts of the Mara Region of Tanzania, which shelter and support those fleeing FGM, child marriage, and other forms of gender based violence.
We offer our safe house residents free classes in vocational training, such as tailoring and computer skills. Through this training we support women’s entrepreneurship. Women can use their new skills to generate much needed income, becoming valued providers for their families while also increasing their independence, and making them less vulnerable to forced marriage and FGM.
We also provide safe house residents with free medical exams and HIV testing. One key objective of our organization is to improve the health of girls and women.
Hope for Girls and Women actively participates in community outreach events to open up dialogue within local practising communities and raise awareness of the harms of female genital mutilation and other forms of gender based violence.

Rhobi Samwelly ist he Founder and Director of Hope for Girls and Women.

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