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Support women who are stopping FGM on the front lines
Last year our partners in Sierra Leone and Somalia worked on getting international attention to the deaths of several young girls caused by female genital…
Gloria Steinem Equality Fund To End Sex Trafficking
According to the United Nations an estimated $30 Billion in profits is generated by the human trafficking industry. 80% of those trafficked end up in…
10-year-old girl dies in Sierra Leone after FGM
Ten year old Marie Kamara died yesterday after undergoing female genital mutilation (FGM) as part of a secret society initiation ceremony in the Tonkololi District…
Today is a very special day
I am writing to you from Oslo, Norway where one of our longtime partners from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Dr. Denis Mukwege from Panzi…
Giving Tuesday: Give where funds are most needed
Thank you for all your support this year for our front line partners! You have helped women including Jeannette Urquilla from ORMUSA in El Salvador…
Still no justice for girls who died after FGM
Still no justice for girls who died after FGM Hawa Aden Mohamed and girls at the Galkayo Center, Somalia This summer I wrote to you…
Opinion: Four girls under 10 have died recently from FGM, it’s time to act
(CNN)Four young girls lost their lives recently after undergoing female genital mutilation (FGM) in Somalia. They had a lot in common. All four were almost…
Celebrating Girls!
Thanks to you we have been able to do more than ever before to help our partners change the lives of thousands of girls around…
Dr. Denis Mukwege wins Nobel Peace Prize
I am so delighted to share the news with you that Dr. Denis Mukwege, Medical Director of Panzi Hospital in the Congo, has won the…
25,000 reported rapes in Peru – introducing Manuela Ramos
Peru has one of the highest rates of reported rape in Latin America. According to the Public Prosecutor’s Office three rapes are reported every single…
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Third Somali girl dies after FGM in less than a week
Third Somali girl dies after FGM in less than a week FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, September 18th 2018 Suheyra Qorane Farah and her sister Zamzam underwent…