Empowerment How can education play a role in preventing FGM?

FGM, known also female circumcision pre 1990, is the altering of the external female genital organ by operation for non-medical reasons. FGM is closely ... Jun 25, 2015 ... FGM has been illegal in Egypt since 2008, but the practice remains woven into the very fabric of Egyptian society, where many see cutting as a ... Signs FGM might have taken place(Tab content hidden) · Having difficulty walking, standing or sitting. · Spending longer in the bathroom or toilet. · Appearing ... Liberia remains one of the three West African countries that do not have a law criminalizing FGM despite having signed and ratified regional and international ... 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 ... Oct 5, 2017 ... FGM stands for Female Genital Mutilation, which consists of the partial or total removal of the external female genitalia. FGM stands for Female Genital Mutilation. Genital Mutilation means genitals are deliberately cut, injured or changed, but with no medical reason for the ... The Department of State defines female genital mutilation and cutting (FGM/C) as all procedures involving partial or total removal of the external female ... Female genital mutilation (FGM) comprises all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other injury to the female ... It is a global issue that occurs in over 90 countries across Africa, Asia, the Middle East and within diaspora communities worldwide.