The Restorers (Kenyan group)
The Restorers is a group of six Kenyan activists, Dorcas Owinoh,[1] Stacy Owino, Cynthia Otieno, Purity Achieng, Macrine Atieno and Ivy Akinyi. They are using technology to fight female genital mutilation (FGM). These activists from Kisumu were brought together by their mentor Dorcas Owinoh to develop an application called i-Cut which helps FGM victims. They are known to have been the only Africans that participated in the 2017 Technovation Challenge in Silicon Valley.[2][3]
i-Cut[edit]
i-Cut is the name of the mobile application developed by the Restorers. Victims and potential victims of FGM can use the i-Cut application to call for help or report to the police in case of an emergency.[4][2][5][6]
Awards and nominations[edit]
- 2018 - Winners of Africans of the year award (Daily Trust's 2018[7] )
- 2019 - Nominated for the European Parliament's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought[4][5][6][3][8]
References[edit]
- ^ Forbes Africa (July 1, 2019). "COVER STORY#30Under30: Technology Category 2019". Forbes Africa.
- ^ a b Osman, Osman Mohamed (28 July 2017). "The Kenyan teenagers tackling FGM with an app". CNN. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- ^ a b Wabai, Yvonne. "Kenyan Girls Who Developed App to Fight Female Genital Mutilation Nominated for Sakharov Prize | The African Exponent". The African Exponent. Archived from the original on 2022-02-17. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- ^ a b "Kenyan anti-FGM teens on short list for EU Sakharov Prize | Africa Times". africatimes.com. 2019-10-08. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- ^ a b AfricaNews (2019-10-23). "Five Kenyan school girls, "The Restorers" are finalists for the Sakharov Prize 2019". Africanews. Archived from the original on 2020-09-23. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- ^ a b "Kenyan anti-FGM campaigners and innovators The "Restorers" visit Parliament // ECR Group". ECR Group. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- ^ Daily Trust (6 Dec 2018). "Africa: Kenyan Schoolgirls Win Daily Trust African of the Year Award".
- ^ Newsroom, APO Group-Africa; Kenya, EU Delegation to (23 October 2019). "Five Kenyan school girls". www.africa-newsroom.com. Retrieved 2020-01-29.