This Gambian advocate believes female genital mutilation could be eliminated within one generation

This Gambian advocate believes female genital mutilation could be eliminated within one generation

The fight against FGM has requires men, young people, and local womenOriginally published on Global VoicesA group of women demonstrating the Female Genital Mutilation process. Image by UNAMID, via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Deed). By Sydney Leigh Smith Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) remains a significant issue in The Gambia, where, according to UNICEF, approximately 76 percent of women and girls aged 15–49 have undergone the practice. FGM refers t…