The U.S. End FGM/C Network joins survivors, activists, advocates, and lawmakers in celebrating Washington State becoming the 41st state to take a stand against FGM/C by signing SB 5453 into law on April 20, 2023. Washington is among the ten US states with the largest population of adults and children…

Washington State is one of the remaining ten U.S. states without any law that addresses and prohibits female genial mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). FGM/C is a human rights violation and form of child abuse and gender-based violence that involves removal of the female genitalia for non-medical purposes. This gap in state protection…

Learn about the anti-FGM (female genital mutilation) center that GirlKind Kenya has set up for survivors and those that are at risk. Tell us about you/your organization. GirlKind Kenya is a community based organization operating in Kenya for the last three years. Among other activities, GirlKind Kenya is a leading partner…

Do you know that there is an app that helps survivors of female genital mutilation/cutting? That is correct, there is! Learn about the Mumkin App. Tell us about you and your organization. I started as a documentary filmmaker, with my documentary A Pinch of Skin being the first documentary from…

Are you curious about how organizations work to end female genital mutilation in the United States? Read our conversation with Days for Girls International who has reached more than 2 million women and girls in 144 countries on 6 continents with quality, sustainable menstrual care solutions and health education. Tell…

Did you know that Connecticut is 1 of 10 remaining U.S. states without any state-level legislation to protect girls from FGM/C? See how this coalition working to change this. Tell us about your organization. The Connecticut Coalition to End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) is a survivor-led, grassroots organization that formed in…

Learn about how Women’s Global Education Project is working in communities in Kenya and Senegal to celebrate girls transition to adulthood without female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). Tell us about you/your organization. Women’s Global Education Project (WGEP) is a women-led, Chicago-area NGO working in close collaboration with grassroots community partners to educate…

It is with great disappointment and alarm that we respond to the recent judgement in the Michigan case, in which Judge Barnard Friedman dismissed the charges against Juman Nagarwala et al. who had been accused of committing and conspiring to commit FGM/C on nine girls in the United States. This…

Are you interested in the role Imams play in ending female genital mutilation in Central Africa? Learn more about our member Muslims for Progressive Values work in Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda. Tell us about yourself and your organization. My name is Ani Zonneveld, a transplant from Malaysia…