Female Genital Mutilation Conference

In support of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals, we want FGM to be eradicated in Nigeria by 2030. This is A CALL TO ACTION!

STOP-THE-CUT FGM/C is the intentional removal of the female genitalia for non medical reasons. There are over 200 million survivors of FGM/C worldwide. 44 million are under 14 years old. More than 20 million Nigerian girls and women have undergone FGM, this represents a massive 10% of the global total. Apart from grave health concerns, Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) is a barrier to optimum productivity of women and girls. It impedes economic empowerment, education, and has lifelong health complications (physical and psychological). Survivors are hindered from fully contributing their quota due to their disability and in some bad cases, very severe health debility or even death. Every ten minutes, one woman in Nigeria dies due to pregnancy or child birth complications. One of the highest in the world. All this indices consequently add up to affect sustainable growth and economic development negatively. Nigeria has the highest number of women entrepreneurs globally.