Edna Adan: 'With my army of midwives, fewer girls will go through FGM'
Former first lady of Somalia warns that complacency and a lack of local intervention could cause a ‘slip back’ in the fight against female genital mutilation
FGM is now considered child abuse, but where is the funding?
Jessica Neuwirth
Despite death threats and intimidation African women are working tirelessly to eradicate female genital mutilation on the ground. But not enough funding is getting though
Nigeria: 20 million women and girls have undergone FGM
Many girls are cut as infants (16% of girls undergo FGM before their first birthday), and most women (82%) aged 15 to 49 who have had FGM state that they were cut before the age of five.
First doctor convicted of FGM death in Egypt only spent three months in jail
Sohair al-Bata’a, 13, died after undergoing female genital mutilation by Raslan Fadl, who avoided serving most of his sentence by reconciling with her family
Carrying out female genital mutilation under the guise of healthcare is a worrying development says charity 28 Too Many, as many countries move to ban the practice