Stop Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)

Female Genital Mutilation Plan UK wants to put an end to female genital mutilation (FGM). Share this and help us #EndFGM 140 million girls FGM NEGATIVE IMPACTS and women worldwide are currently living with the O Severe bleeding consequences of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) O Wound infections In Africa alone, an estimated O Complications at child birth 10l million girls O Psychological damage as young as 10 years old have O It can even cause death undergone FGM. to name a few... Plan is working to stop FGM Thirteen-year-old Bintou lives in Mali and is an active member of a Plan children's club which promotes child rights. "Plan came and encouraged them to stop and now it is two years since it stopped. It's not easy for children to about things like this, but in my view, it isn't good. Sometimes, the bleeding doesn't stop and girls die. Some women can't have children because they've been cut" express their opinions Until recently, adolescent girls in Bintou's village faced the ordeal of FGM, but the practice has now been eradicated. Share to say no to FGM #EndFGM Plan www.plan-uk.org/fgm