March 19, 2024
BANJUL, Gambia — Gambia’s National Assembly has voted to advance a bill that would overturn a ban on female genital cutting, putting this tiny West African […]
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March 8, 2024
Over 230 million girls and women alive today have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM), according to a newly released UNICEF report. The updated global estimates show […]
April 6, 2022
The Global Media Campaign (GMC) to End FGM is partnering with star soccer athletes in Africa to help spread the anti-FGM message and normalize conversations around […]
February 10, 2022
As reported in openDemocracy, the US Christian Right is a powerful force funding movements against LGBTQIA+ rights. Read the full piece here.
February 4, 2022
FGM/C has increased dramatically during Covid-19 lockdowns, yet the fight to eliminate this harmful practice remains critically underfunded. Read the full piece on the Orchid Project’s […]
May 12, 2020
Lawmakers are considering an “emergency charity stimulus” in order to unlock an additional $200 billion in charitable resources over the next three years. The temporary legislation […]
May 4, 2020
If Congress could pump $200 billion into the economy at this time of unprecedented crisis without using a dime of taxpayer money, what politician of any […]
April 30, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic and a nearly stalled economy have prompted many foundations to make major changes in their grant making. Most visibly, at least 715 foundations […]
March 2, 2017
Wallace Global Fund, in partnership with the Human Dignity Foundation, co-sponsored the End Violence Against Girls: Summit on FGM/C, the first global FGM/C convening in the U.S., held […]