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Every day women and girls face discrimination, poverty and violence just because they are female. We are supporting local, grassroots women’s organisations to combat Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), widow inheritance, and forced marriage through solutions firmly rooted in local contexts.

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    Situation

    An estimated 100 to 140 million girls and women are living with the effects of Female Genital Mutilation. Traditional laws in many countries force widows to marry a relative of their husband and prevent them from inheriting property. In many countries early and forced marriages limit girls' access to education and increase the likelihood that they will suffer domestic violence. These are just a few of the many types of Harmful Traditional Practices imposed on women and girls around the world.

    Solution

    All over the world women are coming together to combat these practices. From Afghanistan to Zambia, women’s organisations are working to change attitudes within communities. They are providing information to women and girls about their rights; raising-awa

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