Kenya · Ethiopia · Somalia | 2026 – 2030
End FGM and Child, Early, and Forced Marriage
Every year, millions of girls in East Africa are at risk of female genital mutilation and child marriage. Future4Binti (F4B) is a five-year commitment to change that, with communities, not for them.
Photo: Sosha Duysker · Kajiado, 2025
Why Future4Binti
In many communities, FGM/C and child, early and forced marriage are deeply rooted in social norms and traditions. Families often face strong pressure to conform, even when they understand the risks.
Although important progress has been made in recent years, millions of girls remain at risk. Poverty, conflict, migration and climate-related crises can increase the likelihood that girls are married off early or subjected to FGM/C.
Future 4 Binti builds on Amref’s long-standing experience in preventing FGM/C and promoting girls’ rights. Together with local partners, governments and communities, we work towards lasting change that comes from within.
Our approach
Four connected pathways: from the household to the statute book.
Lasting change starts within communities themselves. We work closely with parents, elders, religious leaders, teachers, young people and community organizations to challenge harmful beliefs and encourage dialogue about the rights, health and future of girls.
Girls and young women are supported to become leaders and advocates for change in their own communities.
Local organisations know their communities best. They understand the culture, speak the language and have earned the trust of local people.
That is why Future4Binti places local organisations at the centre of the programme. Amref supports them with funding, training, and technical expertise so they can lead sustainable change long after the programme ends.
Girls at risk of FGM/C or child marriage need access to protection and support. Healthcare workers receive training to prevent harmful practices, identify girls at risk and provide quality medical and psychosocial care to survivors.
In remote areas, mobile outreach teams bring services closer to communities that are otherwise difficult to reach.
Future4Binti works closely with governments, civil society organisations and community leaders to strengthen the implementation of laws that protect girls from FGM/C and child marriage.
We support stronger protection systems, better reporting mechanisms and improved accountability so that girls’ rights are respected and protected.
Where we work
Future4Binti’s areas of implementation across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia.
Boundaries: Natural Earth. Points indicative.
Regions
Clusters include Dubti & Assayta, Dangla, Kewet & Shewarobit, Awbare–Togochale, Gursum, and Yabelo–Moyale.
Amref-led
Plan International-led
Spanning Somaliland and south-central Somalia.
When laws are enforced more strictly in one country, some families travel across borders. By working simultaneously in all three countries, and along the corridors between them, protection does not stop at national borders.
Meet the team
Governance, coordination and delivery, each with a distinct question to answer.
“Are we doing the right things?”
The PSC is the highest governance body of Future 4 Binti. It provides strategic oversight, risk governance and approval of major programme changes. It comprises voting members drawn from the three country teams, civil society and youth representation, supported by non-voting technical and donor advisors.
Muna Hussein
Permanent Chair
Project Manager, Plan International Somalia
Viola Rutto
Co-Chair (rotating)
Kenya Country Programme Manager, Amref
Mesfin Ayeta
Co-Chair (rotating)
Ethiopia Programme Lead, Amref
Nakululombe Kwendeni
Technical Director, RMNCAH
Amref Health Africa HQ
Catherine Mootian
CSO Representative — Kenya
Afya Afrika
Yeshitila Hailu
CSO Representative — Ethiopia
Youth Network for Sustainable Development
Ridwan Sugal
CSO Representative — Somalia
Youth Advisory Group
Miski Omar Ali
Youth Representative
Youth Advisory Group
Susan Githaiga
Secretary to the PSC
Programme Director, Future 4 Binti
CCU Technical Leads
Ex-officio
Technical evidence and analysis to inform decisions
“How do we deliver the strategy?”
The CCU turns strategy into delivery. It holds programme management, planning, coordination, technical support and reporting across the three countries, and prepares the evidence base on which the Steering Committee makes its decisions.
Keegan Kagwe
Regional Policy Officer
Expertise in policy advocacy, child protection, and the elimination of harmful practices
Mercy Mulu
Internal Auditor
Knowledge of accounting, finance and auditing policies
Susan Githaiga
Programme Director
Overall programme leadership
Joseph Onyango
Finance Manager
Financial management and controls
Joram Ndirangu
Senior Grants Officer
Grants and sub-award management
David Mitine
Communications Lead
Communications, visibility and advocacy
Nicholas Kiambi
Operations & Administration
Operations and programme administration
Sylvia Masese
Research Associate
Research, evidence and learning
Tisha King
Research Associate
Research, evidence and learning
“How do we implement effectively?”
The PITs are closest to the girls and communities the programme serves. They lead day-to-day implementation, community engagement, CSO coordination and activity delivery in each country, working with local partners who know their communities best.
Viola Rutto
Kenya Country Programme Manager
Amref Health Africa Kenya
Mesfin Ayeta
Ethiopia Programme Lead
Amref Health Africa Ethiopia
Muna Hussein
Project Manager
Plan International Somalia
Stories
Field stories, profiles and programme news from across the three countries.
Walking towards the entrance of the event room, a vibrant young man stopped me. With a warm smile, he handed me two t-shirts- one purple, the other white…
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In Awdal region, Somaliland, two young women are having the kind of conversations most people prefer to avoid. Hibak Barkhad Jama and Rahma Ismail sit with relatives, neighbours…
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A relative was certain that marrying girls early was the way to keep them safe. Rather than argue, Hibak talked about school, health and what delay makes possible.
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After one awareness session, a family decided not to marry off their daughters. For Rahma, that was proof the work moves.
Read the full profileA future where every girl is safe
A commitment to a future in which every girl can stay in school, make decisions about her own life and realise her full potential. Together with communities, partners and supporters, we are working towards a world where harmful practices no longer stand in the way of girls’ rights, health and opportunities.
Because we must not stop until every girl is safe.
Key facts
Field stories, programme milestones and Changemaker profiles, every month.