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An Educational Toolkit to
Empower FGM/C Survivors

For women and girls

WOMEN AND FGM/C TOOLKIT

Health Care Provider
Educational Toolkit

   Important resources for successful patient treatment    

PROVIDER TOOLKIT

Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
Affects Women's Health

Resources and information you need right here

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Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting 
in the United States

Important facts you need to know

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FGM/C Educational
Toolkit Project

Evidence-based and easily accessible resources 

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Our Project

Goals, aims, and team

What is FGM/C?

Understand the different types

Resources

Videos, stories, and reports

EDUCATIONAL TOOLKITS


Toolkit for FGM/C Survivors

FGM/C survivors can use this toolkit for health information about FGM/C, discussions about FGM/C with their healthcare provider, and other educational resources.


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Toolkit for Health Care Providers

Health care providers can use this toolkit for evidence-based information about FGM/C, risk assessments, and communication guidelines to provide better care to FGM/C survivors.


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Toolkit for Community Members

Community organizations working to prevent and treat FGM/C can use this toolkit for better evidence-based advocacy and capacity building around this topic.


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An estimated 513,000 girls and women in the U.S. have undergone or are at risk of being subjected to FGM/C    

                                                                                                                                                                                   - Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, 2016

OUR PRIORITIES

 

 

 

Cultural Sensitivity

Tools that promote intercultural awareness and empower women and healthcare providers 

 
 

Collaboration

Stakeholders across the Washington D.C. area with the mission to provide evidence-based resources

 

Policy

Advocacy and policy resources to increase awareness about the health effects of FGM/C

 
 

Prevention

Promoting community engagement toward primary and secondary prevention of FGM/C

 

Education

Evidence-based resources and information organized in easily accessible educational toolkits

 
 

Communication

Tools to promote effective communication and accessibility between healthcare providers and women 

A Partnership Between:

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Milken Institute School of Public Health
George Washington University
950 New Hampshire Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20052

 

RAHMA
1440 G Street NW
Washington, DC 20005

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fgm.toolkit@gmail.com