Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)|: The girl child

As the name implies, Female Genital Mutilation FGM is the partial or total removal of the external genitalia or other injuries to female genital organs for non-medical reasons. It is an old-age barbaric, cultural practice rooted in misogyny. This harmful tradition so ate into the system that parents felt they were doing their daughters' favor by mutilating them.

FGM is a heinous violation of a right of the girl child and a distortion of her womanhood that affects their sexual and reproductive health in the long run. Asides from these major effects, it also affects both her mental and her level of confidence. (Unicef) Statistics said, at least 200 million girls and women alive today living in 31 countries have undergone FGM.

UNFPA estimates 68 million girls are at risk of being mutilated between 2015 and 2030. A more recent study estimates an additional two million girls to be at risk of this harmful practice due to COVID-19. Protecting girls will take a significant push to accelerate the elimination of this harmful, often deadly, practice.

To promote the elimination of female genital mutilation, coordinated and systematic efforts are needed, and they must engage whole communities and focus on human rights, gender equality, sexual education and attention to the needs of women and girls who suffer from its consequences.

That's why Women of Grace UK has come to create a safe room for every woman that has gone through FGM. We are here to give a listening ear and help tune up the volume in fighting for the right of women and girl children.

Don't neglect HER, she's important too. She deserves your love and appreciation because she is special.

What are you doing to completely eliminate FGM in your community?

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Together we fight to end FGM.