More than 20,000 girls and women living in Switzerland have undergone or are at risk of female genital mutilation. In an ...
The Gambia's Supreme Court is weighing whether the country's 2015 ban on female genital mutilation is unconstitutional — a ...
Acclaimed indie artist Samia Finnerty (who releases music simply under her first name) found an unusual creative guiding light in the quiet spaces between presence and absence. Her latest album, the ...
With a prevalence reaching 78% in some regions, female genital mutilation (FGM) remains a public health and human rights emergency in Senegal. This report takes us from the dust of Matam to the ...
Bogota, Colombia – Two women rush onto the floor of Colombia's Senate chamber. The radiating beadwork around their necks and the red and green of their clothing cut through the dark-suited crowd of ...
Justice Nagarathna observed that the practice would also be hit by the ground of "morality" . The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed its concern about the practice of female genital mutilation among ...
At a market in Conakry, the capital of Guinea, a community theater group uses performance to help raise awareness about female genital mutilation (FGM). A day to join a global movement to protect ...
ABSTRACT: This qualitative study examines the role of Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLA) in reducing female genital mutilation (FGM) in two regions of Côte d’Ivoire. Through interviews and ...
This qualitative study examines the role of Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLA) in reducing female genital mutilation (FGM) in two regions of Côte d’Ivoire. Through interviews and focus ...
Ayan (not her real name) was eight years old when her aunt asked her to go to the living room. Several women were sitting in a circle, waiting for her. “I didn’t know what they were going to do to me, ...
Across the globe, girls struggle with access to education, proper nutrition, legal rights and much more. And the most unfortunate among them become victims of one of the most brutal practices ...
In 2020, the United Nations estimated that more than 200 million girls worldwide had undergone female genital mutilation (FGM). This figure reflects only documented cases, and the actual prevalence is ...