This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Khadija Gbla grew up in Sierra Leone. As a young girl, she was subjected to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). As a woman, she lives with…
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Born a girl in the wrong place
Posted in Africa, Video Tagged with: Anti-FGM, Conference, FGM, Personal Experience, Sierra Leone, TedX
The Day I will never Forget
THE DAY I WILL NEVER FORGET is a gripping feature documentary that examines the practice of female genital mutilation in Kenya and the pioneering African women who are bravely reversing the tradition. Winner of the Amnesty International DOEN Award at IDFA and…
Iniciación sin mutilación
Posted in Africa, Video Tagged with: Anti-FGM, Campaign, FGM, Fundación Wassu, Gambia, Initiation, Knowledge Transfer, NGO, No Mutilation
Tostan: Walking the Path of Unity
In early 2008, the community of Diégoune in the Casamance region of Southern Senegal made the collective decision to promote the health of their children and abandon the practice of female genital cutting (FGC). ‘Walking the Path of Unity’ was…
Tostan: Futa, It Is Time To Talk
Futa, It Is Time To Talk (Fuuta, Le Temps Est Venu D’en Parler) Harouna, a young Fulani from northern Senegal, is upset by the death of a close friend who died from the health consequences of undergoing female genital cutting…
Abandoning FGM in Kolfe Keranio: The Journey
Abandoning FGM in Kolfe Keranio: The Journey : a story of former circuciser and those who are a victim of FGM
Mutilación Genital Femenina II. Claves para el diálogo
Documental elaborado por la Asociación Lasexologia.com, con el apoyo del Ministerio de Empleo y Seguridad Social y del Fondo Europeo para la Integración. Muchas familias practican la Mutilación Genital Femenina a las niñas pensando que es una práctica positiva y…
Mutilación Genital Femenina I. Claves para la comprensión y la intervención
Documental elaborado por la Asociación Lasexologia.com, con el apoyo del Ministerio de Empleo y Seguridad Social y del Fondo Europeo para la Integración, que profundiza en la práctica de la Mutilación Genital Femenina en España, y ofrece claves para conocer…
Kenya – L’excision une lutte au Quotidien
27, 1% des femmes kenyanes sont excisées mais il existe de fortes disparités entre les ethnies : chez les massaï et les kisii par exemple, 96% des femmes sont mutilées. Le pays dispose d’une loi, adoptée en 2001 et révisée…
