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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 …

One billion rise to tackle violence against girls and women on V Day

Posted by: , Posted on: - Categories: Female Genital Mutilation, Girls & Women
International Development Minister Lynne Featherstone believes FGM/C can end in a generation if we work together. Picture: DFID

I wanted to take the opportunity of V-Day, a day on which girls and women around the world will rise up to challenge the violence perpetrated on them, to update you on my priorities as Ministerial Champion for the elimination …

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