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Revealing female genital mutilation/cutting – Information for facilitators

Background information about female genital mutilation/cutting, to support community transformation

2016 Available in English, French and Portuguese

Member of a choir in DRC who write their own songs to educate people on the topic of SGBV.

From: Reveal toolkit: Gender and sexual violence

Tools to reveal and address inequality between men and women, and to address gender-based violence, including sexual violence and female genital mutilation/cutting

Are you aware of FGM/C? What do you know about it? Why is it practised?

Do you know of girls or women who have undergone FGM/C?

Have these girls or women experienced problems as a result of FGM/C? Are these problems talked about in communities? 

This resource helps you consider these questions and start thinking about solutions to challenges they might bring up.

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