Bringing storytellers and activists from across the globe togetherto share and heal from their experiences with female genitalmutilation/cutting (FGM/C), grow as community leaders, and
create short videos calling for an end to this harmful practice.
Fo r c en tu r i e s , women havebeen a f ra i d t o speak up
abou t f ema le gen i ta lcu t t i ng /mut i l a t i on ( FGM/C )
f o r f ea r o f be i ngos t ra c i z ed by t he i r
commun i t i e s , l abe l ed a sv i c t ims , o r j eopa rd i z i ngthe i r r e la t i onsh ip s w i th
loved ones imp l i ca ted i nthe p rac t i c e .
The women and mencon t r i bu t i ng to Vo i c e s t o End
FGM/C come f rom a w ide rangeo f cu l tu ra l and commun i t y
con tex t s , bu t t hey sha re oneth i ng i n common : each hasdeve loped a un i que s to r y
add re s s i ng t he d i ve r se andendu r i ng impac t s o f FGM/C .
Some s to r y t e l l e r s ta l k abou tthe phys i ca l and emot i ona l
consequences o f t he p rac t i c e ;o the r s d i s cu s s advocacy
e f f o r t s t o end FGM/C , e xp lo rehow hea l th p rov ide r s canbes t suppo r t su r v i vo r s t o
p rov ide needed ca re , o r ta l kabou t how FGM/C has
a f f e c t ed the i r connec t i onsw i th t he women i n t he i r
f am i l i e s .
To learn more or host a Voices to End FGM/C story screening, contact [email protected] to video playlist: http://bit.ly/VoicesFGMCVideos
THE STORIES ARE TIED TOGETHER BY A DEEP COMMITMENT TO ENSURING THAT FUTURE GENERATIONS OF GIRLSARE SPARED FROM THE PAIN OF THIS FORM OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE.
