Monthly Archives: February 2012

Impressions on a first trip to the Commission on the Status of Women

Posted on February 28, 2012 by JuliaLM

A couple of years ago, when I was outlining some very first thoughts about working in the female genital cutting arena to a trusted friend, he said to me: “forget the UN, it’s like turning a tanker. You will be … Continue reading →

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Orchid Project’s round-up of FGC news on the web

Posted on February 23, 2012 by admin

World Now – Female genital cutting sworn off by thousands of African villages The Daily IIJ – Local agency wants Gambia government to criminalise FGM In2EastAfrica – Tanzania Government urged to designate FGM Day PanaPress – Stakeholders unite to end … Continue reading →

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US steps up to the plate to talk about ending FGC

Posted on February 18, 2012 by JuliaLM

Hot on the heels of the UK Government…. So followers of this blog will know that last week on Monday 6th February, we held an event in the House of Commons and had strong and positive encouragement from the UK … Continue reading →

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Female genital cutting in Egypt

Posted on February 15, 2012 by admin

This evening, Orchid Project was due to be on BBC2′s flagship evening news programme Newsnight, to talk about female genital cutting. We were bumped in favour of a DFID Minister, but we’ve still got this informative blogpost about Egypt and … Continue reading →

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International Day Against Female Genital Cutting – A Day for Reflection and Forward-Thinking

Posted on February 7, 2012 by admin

6 February, 2012 was a day of celebration; a celebration of the progress and the hard work being made to abandon the harmful traditional practice of female genital cutting (FGC).  As recently as two years ago, FGC drew very little … Continue reading →

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International Day against FGC, February 6th 2012: Senegalese hip-hop star at the House of Commons

Posted on February 6, 2012 by admin

London, 6 February 2012 – Sister Fa, the award-winning Senegalese urban soul and hip-hop artist will speak at a House of Commons event today about the progress made to end female genital cutting (FGC). Recent winner of the highly prestigious … Continue reading →

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Orchid Project’s round-up of FGC news on the web

Posted on February 1, 2012 by admin

News Center for Islamic Pluralism – ‘Middle East Conference Against Female Genital Mutilation’ Radio Netherlands Wordwide Africa – ‘Uganda: Disabled and poverty stricken, the sad reality of FGM’ IPP Media – ‘Child subjected to FGM now admitted to hospital’ The … Continue reading →

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