The Five Foundation Explained

The Five Foundation is an organisation working towards the elimination of the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM).[1] It was founded by Nimco Ali and Brendan Wynne.[2] [3] It was launched in September 2019[4] in New York and currently has signed-up partners which include Plan International, Action Aid, The ONE Campaign, Save The Children (UK), UN Women (UK) and Women for Women International.[5]

In 2019, The Five Foundation advocated to have FGM included in the UK Children's Act.[6] [7] The Foundation has also been active in raising awareness of a case of a Kenyan doctor's attempts to legalise FGM,[8] persuading Sudan to ban FGM in May 2020,[9] [10] working on a fatwa banning child marriage in June 2019,[11] communicating how the Covid-19 pandemic has increased the risk of FGM,[12] and being a central player in getting the US Stop FGM Act passed in January 2021.[13]

The Five Foundation also advocates for increased funding for grassroots African women's organisations[14] and on the need to end the medicalisation of FGM.[15]

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: 5 Ways To Support International Day Of The Girl From Your Own Home. Bustle. 11 October 2019 . en. 2019-12-04. 2019-12-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20191204131509/https://www.bustle.com/p/5-things-to-do-on-international-day-of-the-girl-2019-that-will-make-a-difference-19209490. live.
  3. Web site: Meet the young people fighting to change the world. 2019-10-02. Evening Standard. en. 2019-12-04. 2019-10-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20191027141447/https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/esmagazine/meet-the-young-people-fighting-to-change-the-world-a4251341.html. live.
  4. Web site: Anti FGM Campaigner Nimco Ali Launches Global Bid To Protect Girls. 2019-09-25. Reuters. 2019-10-22. 2019-10-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20191022151952/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-women-global-fgm/anti-fgm-campaigner-nimco-ali-launches-global-bid-to-protect-girls-idUSKBN1WA0B9. live.
  5. Web site: Global Partnership To End Female Genital Mutilation Launches in NYC. 2019-09-25. Women For Women International. 2020-04-14. 2020-10-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20201031065635/https://www.womenforwomen.org/blogs/global-partnership-end-female-genital-mutilation-launches-nyc. live.
  6. News: The Queen Honors Two Women Who Seek To End Female Genital Mutilation. NPR.org. 11 June 2019. en. 2019-12-04. 2019-12-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20191204131525/https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/06/11/731768136/the-queen-honors-two-women-who-seek-to-end-female-genital-mutilation. live. Neilson. Susie.
  7. Web site: The UK's FGM Bill Has Nearly Been Made Law. British Vogue. 12 March 2019. en-GB. 2019-12-04. 2019-12-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20191204131517/https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/female-genital-mutilation-bill-law-2019. live.
  8. Web site: A Kenyan doctor is seeking to legalize female genital mutilation. CNN. 25 October 2019. 2019-12-04. 2019-12-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20191204131514/https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/25/africa/kenya-doctor-fgm-petition-intl/index.html. live.
  9. News: Magdy. Samy. Sudan's bid to ban genital mutilation sparks hope, caution. 2020-07-29. Washington Post. en. 2020-07-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20200729102908/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/sudans-bid-to-ban-genital-mutilation-sparks-hope-caution/2020/07/02/187361a6-bc2d-11ea-97c1-6cf116ffe26c_story.html. live.
  10. News: Walsh. Declan. 2020-04-30. In a Victory for Women in Sudan, Female Genital Mutilation Is Outlawed. en-US. The New York Times. 2020-07-29. 0362-4331. 2020-05-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20200517234504/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/30/world/africa/sudan-outlaws-female-genital-mutilation-.html. live.
  11. News: How A Former Child Bride Got A Fatwa Against Child Marriage. NPR.org. 26 June 2019. en. 2019-12-04. 2019-12-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20191204131517/https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/06/26/734535629/how-a-former-child-bride-got-a-fatwa-against-child-marriage. live. Neilson. Susie.
  12. News: Is The Pandemic Causing A Surge In Female Genital Mutilation?. 2021-01-08. NPR.org. 5 January 2021. en. 2021-01-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20210107072652/https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2021/01/05/951204266/is-the-pandemic-causing-a-surge-in-female-genital-mutilation. live. Godoy. Maria.
  13. Web site: Bill Announcement. 2021-01-07. National Archives. whitehouse.gov. en-US. 2021-01-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20210120195440/https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefings-statements/bill-announcement-010521-2/. live.
  14. News: 'We will end female genital mutilation only by backing frontline activists. The Guardian. 2020-02-06. 2020-04-14. en. 2020-04-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20200413184527/https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/feb/06/we-will-end-female-genital-mutilation-only-by-backing-frontline-activists. live.
  15. News: 'Doctors in Britain are making money from mutilating girls' genitals. The Telegraph. 2020-02-07. 2020-04-14. en. 2020-02-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20200229084515/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/doctors-britain-making-money-mutilating-girls-genitals/. live.

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