Female genital mutilation also known as cutting or circumcision (FGM/C) remains a huge concern for girls and women in Sierra Leone. Every year thousands of survivors face the dilemma of undergoing this ancient practice which leaves many women and girls with complications ranging from heavy bleeding to mental health and well-being concerns. Survivors of such harmful practice lack access to vital information that will save lives. As an organization working with women and girls in Sierra Leone, we know useful information around the impact of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) its consequences and its effects often helps women make informed choices.
We believe that changing the attitudes, values, and behaviours within our FGM affected communities is to create a positive and permanent social change. Our EndFGM Campaign and Advocacy – Voices of Survivors Hub is designed to empower girls, women, and men to say no to FGM.
Through our informative and interactive session at the event we enable community members to act as leaders and advocates in their own communities to safeguard and protect girls from harmful traditional practices including FGM.
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A Girl At A Time and other leading organizations working to end FGM/C in Sierra Leone have been invited to attend he 10th Africa Conference on Sexual Health and Rights. The conference will be bringing together feminist activists, Governments, UN Agencies, development partners and civil society from across the Continent to learn, connect and build consensus to end violence against women and girls in our lifetimes.
Our activities at the conference will be:
1) Support to grassroots and advocates working with victims of all forms of violence including FGM/C gain access to appropriate and accurate information.2) In making the voices of survivors and victims’ we will be sharing best practice of unique personal stories of victims and survivors. This is to break the taboo and stigma often associated with women and girls sharing their experiences. 3) Staffs have been on the ground for over a week now visiting different communities gathering information.4) Provide resources for frontline advocates working within SGBV services.