Shadrack Omuka is a freelance journalist based in Nakuru, Kenya. https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/contributor/shadrack-omuka/rss en Gender-Based Violence Solutions Fri, 08 Dec 2017 03:00:55 +0000 Shadrack Omuka https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/12/08/how-a-whatsapp-group-is-fighting-child-marriage-and-fgm-in-kenya https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/12/08/how-a-whatsapp-group-is-fighting-child-marriage-and-fgm-in-kenya In rural southern Kenya, it can be difficult to reach girls at risk of experiencing genital cutting and forced marriage, but a gender officer in local government has set up a WhatsApp group to help the community intervene to protect their children.