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41. Cohosting Catalyzing Global Action to End FGM/C - A Pre-Conference at Women Deliver 2023
(News & Blog)
... call for a global summit dedicated to funding the end of this harmful practice. The Declaration emphasizes the need to shift funding to grassroots organizations and aims to mobilize donors and stakeholders ...
Created on 17 July 2023
42. Announcing the Women Deliver 2023 Conference
(News & Blog)
... global call to action to end FGM/C. The Asia Network to end FGM/C was also formed during Women Deliver 2019. The global and regional partnerships that were formed on that occasion have grown and strengthened ...
Created on 03 July 2023
43. The overturning of Roe v. Wade and its implications for survivors of FGC
(News & Blog)
... it's our job to respect the patient's autonomy and to support their desires clinically.”  Health Disparities  A study at Kaiser Family Foundation found that the overturning of Roe v. Wade disproportionately ...
Created on 02 May 2023
44. Policy Outreach, Education, and Advocacy
(Programs)
... when now members came together at the 2019 Women Deliver conference to develop a global Call to Action to end FGM/C.  Read more:  2023 Kigali Declaration launched at the Women Deliver Pre-Conference  ...
Created on 29 April 2023
45. Washington State becomes 41st state to pass law against FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... is honored to have had the opportunity to work alongside an incredible team of FGM/C survivors and advocates to pass this critically important legislation. Washington state was a laggard in providing protections ...
Created on 19 April 2023
46. Washington State makes progress to end FGM/C
(News & Blog)
...  During the event, audience members were also called to action to support the bill by signing onto an action alert. As of March 29, Senate Bill 5453 has passed the Washington state Senate unanimously ...
Created on 05 April 2023
47. Reflecting on There’s an App For That?: Technological Innovation and Change Towards Ending Female Genital Cutting event
(News & Blog)
... awareness about the harmful effects of FGC. She also created an app called Mumkin, the Bohra Gujarati word for ‘possible’. The aim of Mumkin was to provide a platform for engaging in difficult conversations ...
Created on 30 March 2023
48. There’s an App For That? Technological Innovation and Change Towards Ending Female Genital Mutilation/ Cutting
(News & Blog)
... that represents us, someone out there who does not represent our cause might. “Technologies can be very powerful if written to serve people rather than treat humans as ‘users’”. This is the clarion call ...
Created on 15 March 2023
49. Calling for a Global Summit to end FGM/C
(News & Blog)
On March 7th, the Global Platform for Action to End FGM/C issued a joint letter calling for a Global Summit to end female genital cutting/mutilation (FGM/C). The Global Platform, a consortium of civil ...
Created on 08 March 2023
50. Engaging Men to End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (2022-03-14)
(Events Calendar/Engaging Men to End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting)
... a call to action to advocate for greater prioritization, resourcing, and action to end female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). Recognizing that FGM/C is a social and gendered norm, upheld through complex ...
Created on 22 February 2022
51. From Rhetoric to Reality: Closing the Funding Gap to End FGM/C (15 March 2024)
(Events / Panel Discussion)
... innovative options and call for solutions to close the funding gap. The event objectives will be to: Highlight the funding gap with an emphasis on the global nature of FGM/C and the funding needs globally. ...
Created on 01 March 2024
52. Calling CT Residents to Action - Ban FGM/C in Connecticut
(News & Blog)
... girls from FGM/C by encouraging and supporting the passing of this bill? Sign our Call to Action and urge your state representatives to ban FGM/C.  All you need to do is fill out your contact info and ...
Created on 30 January 2025
53. Understanding female genital mutilation/cutting: An ally’s call for action
(News & Blog)
... traced back to Egypt. I learned about the four types and how there is no scientific evidence to help women medically in any way.  Being a student of law, I have the opportunity to speak up and back my ...
Created on 08 September 2021
54. Global Call to Action From “Uniting forces to make female genital mutilation/cutting a practice of the past: A gathering for global civil society actors”
(News & Blog)
On June 2, 2019 in Vancouver, Canada, civil society organisations, champions, survivors and other grassroots representatives came together at Women Deliver 2019 to unite voices around a global Call to ...
Created on 04 September 2019
55. Moving Beyond Cultural Relativism to a Call for Action to End Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
By Brionna Wiggins Earlier this year I had no idea about female genital cutting (FGC). None whatsoever. I mean, events happen all the time around the world and I’m not aware of the dozens of happenings ...
Created on 29 October 2018
56. Calling on the CT legislature to protect girls from FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... Join us in advocating for the protection of girls from female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) by calling on your representatives in Connecticut to take action. Your support is crucial in safeguarding ...
Created on 21 March 2024
57. A Plan in Action: Reflecting on the 2023 Peer-to-Peer National ARP Convening
(News & Blog)
... the need for support from government grants that also allowed them to do the work in a manner that worked for them. Most critically, the speakers emphasized the need for advocates to work together to uplift ...
Created on 12 December 2023
58. Cohosting Catalyzing Global Action to End FGM/C - A Pre-Conference at Women Deliver 2023
(News & Blog)
... call for a global summit dedicated to funding the end of this harmful practice. The Declaration emphasizes the need to shift funding to grassroots organizations and aims to mobilize donors and stakeholders ...
Created on 17 July 2023
59. Calling for a Global Summit to end FGM/C
(News & Blog)
On March 7th, the Global Platform for Action to End FGM/C issued a joint letter calling for a Global Summit to end female genital cutting/mutilation (FGM/C). The Global Platform, a consortium of civil ...
Created on 08 March 2023
60. Absence of female genital cutting laws in India: An issue that requires immediate action
(News & Blog)
... impact in curtailing it. According to Section 320 and Section 322 of the Indian Penal Code, causing grievous hurt to another person is a criminal offence, and FGC would automatically fall within its purview. ...
Created on 22 September 2021
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