Building Alliances to End Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a deeply rooted cultural practice associated with adverse health outcomes. This practice affects more than 200 million women and girls globally.

The Sustainable Development Goal target 5.3.2 focuses on the elimination of all harmful practices, including FGM.

UTS is collaborating with the African Coordinating Centre for abandonment of FGM, the University of Nairobi and the Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre on Women in Malaysia. Our aim is to develop a community of practice that includes researchers, mentorship and capacity building workshops for early career researchers, as well as a program of work focused on delivering rigorous evidence for prevention.

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.