I am the CEO and founder of a small UK based NGO, Orchid Project. Prior to this, I worked in a number of roles in the private sector in London. Orchid Project has a vision of a world free from female genital cutting (FGC). We advocate to ensure stakeholders resource and prioritise an end to FGC. We communicate the potential for an end to the practice, raising awareness about how, why and where FGC happens, and partner with organisations that deliver a sustainable, proven end to female genital cutting.
“I feel more and more that I am no longer alone and that the entire world is supporting me.” – Mah Cissé A year ago, 14 communities in Bamako, Mali, declared an end to Female Genital Cutting (FGC). Mah Cissé, …
Last year, on International Women's Day, I wrote a blog from a cold and frosty New York at the Commission on the Status of Women. It was a hugely exciting event as DFID announced their programme towards ending female genital …
I'm posting this from a chilly New York, where I'm attending the UN's Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). It's a sight to see so many women in colourful national dress, queueing in snow flurries to get past security …
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