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Orchid Project (now incorporating 28 Too Many). Orchid Project partner, share, research & advocate to #EndFGMC
Joined June 2009
12 minutes, that’s how long until another girl dies. #ALifeCutShort by FGM/C. Unreported, unseen, unknown… but the world should know. Share this message, because in just 11 minutes, another girl’s life will be cut short. #unite2endfgm
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RT @TheGlobalGoals: Every 12 minutes, a girl dies from FGM/C. That's 120 girls DAILY, 44,320 girls YEARLY. 230 million girls and women have…
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RT @UKinKenya: #FGM still negatively impacts millions of women & girls. The 🇬🇧 UK has pledged to #ACT2ENDFGM by 2030. To do this we believ…
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RT @TheGirlGen: Girls deserve a future where they are heard, their choices are theirs, and their dreams know no limits. Today is #ZeroTole…
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RT @TheGirlGen: "The young people need to be involved in our programming from various communities and let them understand why FGM shouldn't…
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RT @wograceuk: We are incredibly grateful for the year 2024 and all the amazing moments it brought. Here are some of the highlights that ma…
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RT @wograceuk: we couldn’t have done it without your support! Here’s to even greater things ahead. First slide — We participated in the Ci…
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RT @TheGirlGen: How will you contribute to an #FGMFreeFuture this year? Ending FGM/C starts with prioritizing lasting change. In 2025, we…
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RT @MsianDocs4Women: 4️⃣10th Apr 2024: Dr Diyanah Rafiq spoke alongside Sean Callaghan of @OrchidProject and Dr Victoria Kinkaid of The FGM…
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“Asian countries account for over a third of global cases of #FGC. Yet so little attention has been paid to this region by the international community. Things are starting to change but we have a long way to go.” Sean Callaghan Head of Research @ Orchid Project @endfgmcasia
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Our final fact on #fgc in Asia for #16Days is that Southeast Asian girls are most at risk before their first birthday. Research into the age of risk is essential for informing advocacy, policy and programmes to end this practice. #breakthesilence #bodilyautonomy #humanrights
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@ARROW_Women @endfgmcasia 3/3 Indonesia is the first Asian country to introduce legislation banning FGM/C. Government Regulation No. 28 of 2024 on the Implementation of Law No. 17 of 2023 on Health establishes the legal aim of ‘eliminating the practice of female circumcision.
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Over 40 different forms of #FGMC have been documented across Indonesia. Read our report to find out more: Let's #breakthesilence around the practice of #fgc in Asia and it's breach of #humanrights and #bodilyautonomy
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