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How is Ebola affecting FGM in Sierra Leone?

Posted by: , Posted on: - Categories: Africa, Development Debates, Female Genital Mutilation, Girls & Women, Health, Humanitarian, Other
The UK is working with the UN, the World Health Organisation and the wider international community to combat Ebola. Picture: Save the Children

The practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Sierra Leone is shrouded in great secrecy and mysticism. It usually takes the form of removal of the clitoris, sometimes using razor blades, penknives and even broken glass. It is at the …

We cannot end FGM without supporting survivors

Posted by: , Posted on: - Categories: Africa, Development Debates, Female Genital Mutilation, Girls & Women, Health, Kenya, Other
Pictures of girls at Samburu Girls Foundation in Kenya

We often associate FGM with the harmful physical effects suffered by more than 125 million women worldwide. There is much less awareness about the psychological effects that can haunt a woman throughout her lifetime. I know from experience that sometimes …

The silence has been broken, now let’s break the cycle of FGM/C

Posted by: , Posted on: - Categories: Development Debates, Female Genital Mutilation
Efua Dorkenoo with UK International Development Minister Lynne Featherstone. Picture: Options

On this International Day of Zero Tolerance against Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C), I call on everyone to unite in a global movement to prevent the next generation of girls from undergoing FGM/C. As we start on a new global social …

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