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Jennifer Rojas

WHO | Female genital mutilation - 6 views

shared by Jennifer Rojas on 24 Jan 12 - Cached
    • Jennifer Rojas
       
      This is about female genital mutilation about the risks,and culture beliefs about fgm and about uman rights
  • severe bleeding
  • no health benefits for girls and women.
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  • Female genital mutilation (FGM) includes procedures that intentionally alter or injure female genital organs for non-medical reasons.
  • 100 to 140 million girls
  • problems urinating
  • complications
  • newborn deaths
  • currently living
  • later, potential childbirth
  • stima
  • with the consequences of FGM.
  • age 15
  • young girls
  • infancy
  • estimated 92 million girls
  • Female genital mutilation
  • FGM is internationally recognized as a violation of the human rights of girls and women.
  • 10 years of age and above have undergone FGM.
  • involve partial
  • total removal of the external female genitalia
  • injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons.
  • practice is mostly carried out by traditional circumcisers
  • FGM is being performed by health care providers
  • FGM is recognized internationally as a violation of the human rights of girls and women.
  • inequality between the sexes,
  • discrimination against women.
  • procedure results in death
  • Procedures Female genital mutilation is classified into four major types. Clitoridectomy: partial or total removal of the clitoris (a small, sensitive and erectile part of the female genitals) and, in very rare cases, only the prepuce (the fold of skin surrounding the clitoris). Excision: partial or total removal of the clitoris and the labia minora, with or without excision of the labia majora (the labia are "the lips" that surround the vagina). Infibulation: narrowing of the vaginal opening through the creation of a covering seal. The seal is formed by cutting and repositioning the inner, or outer, labia, with or without removal of the clitoris. Other: all other harmful procedures to the female genitalia for non-medical purposes, e.g. pricking, piercing, incising, scraping and cauterizing the genital area.
  • Immediate complications can include severe pain, shock, haemorrhage (bleeding), tetanus or sepsis
  • (bacterial infection)
  • urine retention, open sores in the genital region and injury to nearby genital tissue
  • Long-term consequences can include: recurrent bladder and urinary tract infections; cysts; infertility; an increased risk of childbirth complications and newborn deaths; the need for later surgeries. For example, the FGM procedure that seals or narrows a vaginal opening (type 3 above) needs to be cut open later to allow for sexual intercourse and childbirth. Sometimes it is stitched again several times, including after childbirth, hence the woman goes through repeated opening and closing procedures, further increasing and repeated both immediate and long-term risks.
Sara Goolsby

Human Trafficking Info - 0 views

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    Human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery where people profit from the control and exploitation of others. As defined under U.S. federal law, victims of human trafficking include children involved in the sex trade, adults age 18 or over who are coerced or deceived into commercial sex acts, and anyone forced into different forms of "labor or services," such as domestic workers held in a home, or farm-workers forced to labor against their will.
alessandra15

African & International Women Organisations - 0 views

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    Asociatia Femeilor Din Romania - Women's Association of Romania (AFR) Asociatia Femeilor Din Romania (AFR) is the first democratic organization for women that started during the December 1989 revolution, as a result of the necessity to organize, represent and defend Romanian women's rights. It is a non-governmental, non-profit and non-political organization, legally established in 1990.
alessandra15

Volunteer in Africa, Community Volunteering & Work Programs in Africa - 0 views

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    As a volunteer in Ghana with CCS, you will gain unparalleled access to a country rich with the traditions of West African culture and diverse in population and landscape. Once a main port within the Trans-Atlantic slave trade, Ghana has a complex history.
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