Community Engagement

FGM is not an issue that can be decided on by personal preference – it is an illegal, extremely harmful practice and a form of child abuse and violence against ... Female genital mutilation (FGM) is also known as female cutting or female circumcision. It is a procedure that causes injury to the female genital organs for ... The term Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) refers to all procedures involving partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the ... Female genital mutilation (FGM) comprises all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia. Historically, FGM was a concern in Kenya because of its negative economic effects and impact on population growth. However, today FGM is recognized ... May 31, 2022 ... At least 200 million girls and women alive today have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM), the partial or total removal of the ... Female Genital Cutting (FGC), Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), female circumcison or khatna. Female genital cutting involves the partial or total removal of ... FGM is when a female's genitals are purposely cut or altered for nonmedical reasons. FGM is also known as 'female circumcision' or 'cutting'. The practice of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) still affects almost the entire female population of Somalia, according to a recent query resp... 'Female genital mutilation' – also known as 'FGM' – refers to procedures that intentionally alter or cause injury to the female genital organs for non-medical ...