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Dropping the knife: One woman joins the fight for women’s rights in the Gambia

06 February 2017
Aja Babung Sidibeh used to gather girls for the FGM ritual. She comes from a family considered custodians of the tradition. © UNFPA/Kasandi Mulaa
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In Colombia, efforts to end FGM are empowering women to be leaders

01 February 2017
Solani Zapata, a member of her region's indigenous council, says talking about FGM sparked conversations about women's role in society. © UNFPA/Daniel Baldotto
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The first rule of the married girls’ club is: empower girls

14 September 2016
Fatuma Ahmed was subjected to female genital mutilation and child marriage. She is now a member of a "married girls' club," where she and other child brides advocate against these harmful practices. © UNFPA/Abraham Gelaw
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Local Egyptian heroine aims to end “huge” suffering caused by FGM

18 July 2016
More than nine in 10 adult women in Egypt have been subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM). In rural Upper Egypt, Hoda Hamed is trying to end the practice. © UNFPA Egypt/Sima Diab
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Midwives on the frontlines of fighting maternal death in Somalia

05 May 2016
Two midwives place an intravenous drip for a patient at the maternity ward of Banadir Hospital in Mogadishu. © UN Photo/Tobin Jones
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UNFPA and The Guardian present the first pan-African award for reporting on female genital mutilation

19 February 2016
Diana Kendi (left) receives the first-annual Efua Dorkenoo award from Dolapo Osinbajo, wife of Nigeria's vice president (right). © UNFPA Nigeria
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A silent epidemic: The fight to end female genital mutilation in Colombia

09 February 2016
In 2007, it was revealed that FGM has long been widely practiced among Colombia's Emberá people. © UNFPA Colombia
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Changing the dialogue: Speaking out against female genital mutilation in Indonesia

03 February 2016
In Indonesia, 51% per cent of women under the age of 19 have been subjected to FGM. © UNFPA Indonesia
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