Things you can do to get involved and work for an end to female genital cutting…
Two young girls in Lalibela, Ethiopia
1. Subscribe to the Orchid Project’s newsletter, updating you with news and events
2. You can raise awareness by sharing information about FGC and the Orchid Project across your networks and asking your friends to share it further with theirs.
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3. If you have any comments or would like to share your stories and personal experiences please email us or you can use the comments system on this website. All messages on this site are moderated for your protection.
4. Please also consider funding us.
We receive no state funding and rely solely on charitable donations. Any donation, no matter how small, will help us with our campaign. Unlike many large charities, we will not spend your donation on large overheads or needless administration – we promise that we are a lean, energetic, efficient organisation and always intend to remain like this!
Your donations will help us make more of an impact and really punch above our weight. Please consider donating online, or contact us here if you can write a cheque.
The Orchid Project is a charity registered in the UK as Project Orchid, number 1141057. Project Orchid Ltd is a Company Limited by Guarantee number 7467568. Our registered address is 17-18 Aylesbury Street, London EC1R 0DB.
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Other ways to get involved
Inform yourself about FGC and what is being done to tackle the issue. Our website is full of information and is being constantly updated. We are also working to lobby governments and international organisations – such as the UN and the WHO – to acknowledge the importance of the international campaign against FGC, and to offer more resources specifically for ending the practice.
There are also a number of charities working to end FGC. Below are a few that are either dedicated solely to ending FGC or have strong projects working for this cause:
Tostan‘s mission is to empower African communities to bring about sustainable development and positive social transformation based on respect for human rights.
Forward The Foundation for Women’s Health, Research and Development is an international non-governmental organisation that works to advance and protect the sexual and reproductive health and human rights of African girls and women.
28 Too Many is a values based charity, created to help eradicate Female Genital Mutilation in the twenty-eight countries within Africa where it is still practised.
Daughters of Eve was founded in 2010 to protect young people from gender based violence, especially young women and promote their basic human rights.
WOMANKIND Worldwide helps women in developing countries – silenced or isolated by harmful traditions, conflict, violence and intimidation or the sheer exhaustion of surviving in poverty – to have a distinctive say in what goes on in their family, community and country.
FGM Education and Networking Project purpose is the dissemination on-line and offline of material related to female genital mutilation.
Amirah’s Voice is a non-profit organization that promotes awareness of Female Genital Mutilation/Female Circumcision (FGM/FC) and other forms of sexual abuse by building educational and outreach programs.
Women for a Change is an International NGO, run by women, inspiring new worldviews. They promote digital technology and the internet as key to advancing economic empowerment and education of women and girls.
No Peace Without Justice is an international non‑profit organisation founded by Emma Bonino and born of a 1993 campaign of the Transnational Radical Party that works for the protection and promotion of human rights, democracy, the rule of law and international justice.
Equality Now was founded in 1992 to work for the protection and promotion of the human rights of women around the world.
Hi I’m an American student who is 16 yrs. old and would love to bring this to attention to the volunteer organization I’m apart of. Many people do not really care about what’s going on or just not well-informed. This hurts me to see this little girls stolen of their womanhood and chance to experience life and all its wonders. I strongly believe the U.S. needs to open their eyes to this because it has leaked into out country as well. I would love to bring this idea to the group to raise money. Can you give me some information on how to get in contact with you all plz???