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What is FGM/C?

Understanding female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C)

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Our Mission

Our mission is to eliminate FGM/C by connecting, supporting, elevating and advocating on behalf of and with diverse U.S. stakeholders engaged in prevention, education, and care.

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“Some people say that FGM/C is a rite of passage — something families do to help prepare girls for adulthood or marriage … Just because this is a tradition in some places does not make it right. This practice is harmful, and therefore wrong wherever it occurs.”
– President Barack Obama, 2016
“FGM is child sexual assault. It has no place in any faith tradition or cultural rite of passage. Like other forms of gender-based violence, it is ultimately about power and controlling female sexuality.”
– MARYUM SAIFEE US END FGM/C NETWORK MEMBER
“Unfortunately, my story isn’t included in the global statistics on FGM/C because I am a woman born in the U.S., who at the age of seven, underwent the procedure in India. In a 2015 study, Sahiyo found that 80% of the Dawoodi Bohra Indian community had been cut and that 81% did not want the practice to continue. Sahiyo aims to break the silence of FGC in South Asian communities.”
– MARIYA TAHER, FOUNDER SAHIYO
“Far too many women and girls in the U.S remain at risk of FGM/C, and far too little funding is targeting this grave violation of human rights. At the global level, bilateral donors, multilateral organizations and private foundations are stepping up and supporting community- and survivor-led efforts toward ending this harmful practice. It’s now time to redouble our commitment here at home.”
– SUSAN GIBBS, THE WALLACE GLOBAL FUND
“A national network is a great platform to bring together a host of organizations in order to better coordinate within regions and nationally, and help us become aware of which organizations, experts, and survivors may be the best to work with.”
– US END FGM/C NETWORK MEMBER