FORMS OF FGM
A clitoris is the outer tip of the vagina which gives pleasure when touched.
- Clitorectomy: involves cutting the skin surrounding the clitoris with or without cutting part or all of the clitoris itself.
- Excision: removal of the entire clitoris and part or all of the lips on the outside of the vagina.
- Infibulation: the most radical form. Removes the entire clitoris and some or all of the lips. The two sides of the vulva are stiched together to leave only a small opening to allow passage of urine and menstrual blood.
PHYSICAL HAZARDS OF FGM
- Injury and infection of vagina, anus, and bladder, leading to lifelong disabilities
- Tetanus
- Inability to experience sexual pleasure
- Painful sexual intercourse and menstruation
- Painful urination
- Infertility and childbirth difficulties endangering baby's and mother's health and life
- Death from uncontrollable bleeding or from shock
Ukeketaji Wanawake
Booklet about FGM by WOWAP (2002) [PDF, 5.2 MB]
Viungo
- Informations
From A Girl To A Complete Woman
http://www.pactworld.org/programs/country/tanzania/tanzania_stories10.htmFemale Genital Mutilation - A Human Rights Information Pack
http://www.amnesty.org/ailib/intcam/femgen/fgm1.htmWHO | Female genital mutilation
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs241/en/index.htmlFemale Circumcision Threatens Girls in Germany
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,1564,1188662,00.html
- Organisations
FGC Education and Networking Project
http://www.fgmnetwork.org/(I)NTACT e.V.
http://www.intact-ev.de/Gegen die Beschneidung von Mädchen in Europa und Afrika
http://www.stop-mutilation.org/WHO | World Health Organization
http://www.who.int/United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
http://www.unesco.org/TERRE DES FEMMES e.V.
http://www.terre-des-femmes.de/