28toomany.org Website Review

globally, over 200 million women and gi*ls are affected by fgm.. female genital mutilation (fgm) is a harmful traditional practice involving the cutting or removal of the external female genitals. it. has existed for more than 2,000 years and is performed on gi*ls from birth, up to just before marriage, and sometimes beyond. fgm is also. known as female circu*cision or cutting, and by other terms locally. type ii: partial or total removal of the clitoris and the labia minora, with or without excision of the labia majora. type iv: all other harmful procedures to the female genitalia for non-medical purposes, for example: pricking, piercing, incising,. our vision is a world where every gi*l and woman is safe, healthy and lives free from female genital mutilation. we are a registered. charity, established in 2010 by dr ann-marie wilson to undertake research and provide knowledge and tools to those working to end fgm. in the countries in africa where it is practised and across the diaspora worldwide. guest blog by mama sylla, fgm survivor and chairwoman of la fraternite guineenne: i grew up in a society where i had been led to believe guest blog by hope gloria mugambi mwanyuma, founder: hope alive africa initiative: a safe space for gi*ls is a place where women and gi*ls can go to at any time to feel safer and empowered and have access to information, education, recreational activities, support and services. a study of fgm determinants and approaches to address the issue in yemen guest blog by mohammed gaber: fgm in yemen is distributed throughout the country but predominates in four main cities; aden, al-hodiedah, al-mhrah, and hadramout. in 2001, the yemeni ministry of public health and population (ymophp) enacted a decree to ban public and private health facilities from performing fgm. however, some facilities still carry out the practice.. guest blog from bakary seedy dampha, founder and national coordinator, kids come first, the gambia. the gi*l generation.