PPT-FGM and the law

Felicity Gerry QC felicitygerry 1 2012 Association of Women Barristers FGM presentation 2012 The Guardian Female Genital Mutilation Time for a prosecution   2013 Appeared on a panel after the launch of the . Lessons Learned from Grassroots Organizations in Kenya and Zimbabwe. By Tanya Sukhija, Esq.. Overview. VAWG in Kenya. Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) & Child Marriage. Sexual Violence, Especially . Sozan. . Fathi. World . Health . Organization.  (WHO) . "all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons.". Sarah Bennett. Specialist Midwife BME Women. November 6 2014. Aims & Objectives. Define FGM. Reveal the global and local prevalence of FGM. Share the Leeds FGM service as an example of good practice. Duncan Kerr, Commissioning Manager VAWSADV, Powys County Council. Gail Morris, Clinical Health Practitioner, LAC, Powys Teaching Health Board. . Aim:. To understand FGM as a form of child abuse and to be better able to identify and respond to it.. The estimated . prevalence of . FGM among . Nigerian women . aged 15 to 49 is . 24.8%. . 20 . million. women and girls in . Nigeria . have . undergone FGM. This represents . 10%. of the global total. Partnership for Young London . Friday 4. th. March 2016. . London Policy and Practice Networking Meeting. About Us. Mary . Otuko – UK Programme . Manager. Seyi Afolabi – Youth Programme Office. Anna Powers. Advisor: Dr. Tomas Griebling. Mentor: Natalie Kontoulis. Summer 2015. Project Objectives . To gather information from European . nonprofit . organizations . that . focus on female genital mutilation (FGM) prevention about:. What is FGM . FGM comprises all procedures involving partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons. It has no health benefits and harms girls and women in many ways. It involves removing and damaging healthy and normal female genital tissue, and hence interferes with the natural function of girls’ and women’s bodies. . Elaine Clancy. Director . of Quality & Governance . End FGM: . Is Europe Watching? . Beth . Kelly. FGM Project Consultant . The Project so far…. Progress. Training. #EndFGMCroydon . Natalie . 76for outcomes potentially affected by midwives146 attitudes are in keeping with those relating to more objectively measured outcomes such as caesarean section perinatal death and hospital stay longer Debs Ward.  ----------------------------------------------. Today’s aims. What is FGM and why do DSPs need to be concerned?. Identification of risk factors and warning signs.. What to do if you have a concern.. Consultant Sexual and Reproductive Health. Conifer Service CHCP CIC. Overview:. Definition. The law. Prevalence . Classification. Management . – Safeguarding. Management – Clinical. What the women want?. Researcher. . on . FGM @MMU. One of the founders of wespeakout.org. Email: Jaria.hussain-lala@stu.mmu.ac.uk. WHO Definition. . Female . genital mutilation (FGM) comprises all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other injury to the female genital organs for . City LSCB -June . 2015. Why us? Why now?. What is FGM. ?. All procedures which involve . the partial or total . removal. of the external genitalia . or injury . to the female genital organs whether for .