Monthly Archives: August 2009

A flurry of surveys and studies

Posted on August 28, 2009 by JLM

A girl prepares for perhaps a clitoridectomy in Indonesia The FGM world has been active in the last few days. No one has told it that it’s summer. Firstly, news of a DoH funded intiative in partnership with FORWARD. It … Continue reading →

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August, holiday mode

Posted on August 18, 2009 by JLM

Today, the offices are quiet. Offices everywhere are quiet. Outside is a beautiful summer’s day, with achingly blue skies. Opposite me is an oil painting done by a women who has gone through FGM. She sits naked, legs apart fearfully … Continue reading →

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Coming at it from a different angle…

Posted on August 2, 2009 by JLM

You’ll know that I’ve been struggling with the “direct intervention” ideas behind eradicating FGM. If it were that easy, it would have ended years ago. Various people have talked to me about systemic change and not looking at the problem … Continue reading →

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