The World Health Organization (WHO) defines FGM as all procedures involving partial or total removal of the female external genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons.
FGM is short for female genital mutilation. It is when the female genital organs are cut or injured for non-medical reasons. It has no health benefits and is very harmful.
If you are being pressured into having your daughters cut you can say "NO" Because ANY form of FGM is against the law This means that the removal of part of the clitoris or clitoral hood is also Illegal.
10th December 2016
In the Pink, an Oxford University and Brookes all-female a cappella group, has nominated Oxford Against Cutting as their charity of the year! The group organised a fantastic gig on 23 November with 3 other local a cappella groups, the Oxford Belles, the Oxford Alternotives and the Oxford Commas. The Christmas CrACker- PELLA at the Holywell Music Room was a fantastic evening and tickets sold out! A big THANK YOU to all the groups for supporting Oxford Against Cutting.
10th December 2016
Congratulations to our trustee, Joanne McEwan, who has won an award! Joanne is the Oxford Health Visitor Lead on FGM and designed the app, Let’s Talk FGM after securing a Mary Seacole Leadership Award. She is now a Gold Winner of the London Design Awards! The Oxford Against Cutting team helped pilot the app and is currently creating a film to support the app’s resources. Click here for more info about Joanne’s award.
15th November 2016
Oxford Against Cutting is pleased to share our new report “A pilot evaluation of health services for communities affected by FGM/C in Oxfordshire” supported by Healthwatch Oxfordshire. You can read the key findings and access the full report here.
March 17, 2017
I’m 18 years old and from the north-east part of Nigeria. FGM is not prevalent there and only a small percentage of people practice it. It’s more prevalent in the Osun state in the south.
I came to the UK when I was 15 to study for my GCSEs and now I’m doing A-levels in Oxford. I want to be a gynaecologist.
I was surprised to learn about FGM and surprised how my family and friends seem to know very little about it. I first heard about FGM a few years ago when they were trying to get it banned in Nigeria and it was all over social media in the UK.
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