The Her Horizon Fund aims to pool $100m from donors to reach a tipping point ending FGM within a generation, seeded with $14m from Wallace Global Fund. Major UN programs fighting FGM saw funding collapse 45% last year, while countries like The Gambia face constitutional challenges to existing bans on the practice.
Record $15.5m fund launched to accelerate global fight against FGM
FGM affects 230 million women and girls globally, causing 44,000 deaths annually in 15 countries examined, with immediate complications including severe pain, bleeding, infection, and long-term psychological trauma.
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