This morning at the preconference. Three panels. Urgent conversations. One shared goal. #EndFGM #FGC #WD2026

What happens when violence is renamed as virtue? #FGM is often hidden behind words like “pure,” “clean,” or “ready” language that sounds honourable but masks harm.When violence is softened by culture or tradition, justice becomes harder to claim. The Power of Language animation challenges us to rethink the narratives around #FGM and call it what it is: violence, not culture. Watch animation video here @WomenDeliver @sahiyovoices @ARROW_Women @TheVavengers @AWRA_org @WIPIAfrica @unwomenafrica @FCDOInclusive @GlobalFGMC @OrchidProject @Purposeful_org

We’re excited to bring together survivors of female genital mutilation/cutting and LGBTQI leaders. Your support will help bring together community members to share knowledge, address harmful narratives, and build connections! 🏔️Donate today: bit.ly/FundBMCTravel

Reframing the narrative on #FGM can feel complex, deeply personal, and at times difficult to navigate. We understand this because, as a programme, we have been on this journey since 2023 alongside survivors, activists, and movement leaders who continue to challenge harmful and limiting narratives. Through this process, we have developed resources with survivors of FGM to support front-line activists in understanding why reframing the narrative is both necessary and transformative. As you engage in this work, know that you are not alone. Naming FGM for what it is: #ViolenceAgainstChildren, #ChildAbuse, and a violation of the human rights of girls and women globally, can feel uncomfortable in spaces where narratives have long been shaped by stigma, politics, or external perspectives. Yet, honest and survivor-centered language is essential in advancing justice, accountability, and meaningful change. We hope these resources offer guidance, reassurance, and solidarity as you continue leading conversations that centre dignity, truth, and the voices of survivors.

At #WD2026, we co-hosted a session on dismantling racism in anti-FGM/C movements. We shared findings from our new position paper and explored how racism and power imbalances impact survivors, leadership, and advocacy. 🤝Thank you to our speakers and attendees!

#wd2026 In her opening remarks at #EndFGM Pre-conference, Valerie Lolomari, MBE of @womenofgraceuk, said, "Behind every statistic is a person. Behind every conversation is a life shaped by experience. And yet, survivors are spoken about more than they are listened to. Their stories are shared, but not always valued. Survivors are not an addition to this movement; they are the movement. If we are to move forward with integrity, we must be intentional. Intentional about creating spaces where survivors can speak without fear or judgment. This way, the movement becomes more honest, more grounded, and ultimately more powerful.” #EndFGM @FGMIsViolence @sahiyovoices @GlobalFGMC @OrchidProject @WomenDeliver @mariyataher8 @endfgm_africa @ENDFGM_Network

We were honoured to have Ms.Kemi Williams from the @FCDOGovUK @WomenDeliver during #EndFGM Pre-conference, and reflect on the work of the programme. She spoke to the heart of what this work represents, highlighting the grants mechanism, survivor-led trainings and initiatives, meaningful community engagement, and the Model Health Facility approach in Kenya. A grounded reminder that lasting change is built through sustained, survivor-led community-led efforts. The UK recognizes #FGM as a form of violence and remains committed to ending this form of gender-based violence globally. #WD2026 #EndFGM #FGMIsViolence

@WomenDeliver We’re kicking things off today! Join us for our first event at the Pre-conference happening in Room 211. We’d love to have you in the room as we begin these important conversations together. #FGMIsViolence #EndFGM #WD2026 @OrchidProject @GlobalFGMC @sahiyovoices @endfgm_africa @CSONetworkKenya @ENDFGM_Network

We are ready to go! Here is our ⁦@GlobalFGMC⁩ team practicing one of the key words of the day! #CLITORIS! We can’t talk about saving it until we can say it out loud! #Endfgm #WD2026

Good morning from Melbourne. We’re ready for our preconference. #EndFGM #FGC #WD2026

Final run-through complete. Looking forward to tomorrow’s preconference. #EndFGM #FGC #WD2026

On the ground in Melbourne. Our pre-conference is tomorrow. #EndFGM #FGC #WD2026

Survivor leadership in the movement to #EndFGM is not charity, it is JUSTICE! Join us for a powerful conversation led by feminist advocates and survivor leaders who are shaping the path forward. Come listen, learn, and be part of a movement grounded in courage, lived experience, and lasting change. #FGMIsViolence #EndFGM #WD2026

Join us at Women Deliver to learn from a panel of survivors and advocates about how we can take survivor-centered approaches to dismantle racism in the anti-female genital mutilation/cutting movement! @GlobalFGMC @WomenDeliver @TheGirlGen

Heading to @WomenDeliver in Naarm? Here’s where you can find us throughout the week. #WD2026 #EndFGM #FGC

We will be at #WD2026! Join us alongside our partners as we bring this critical conversation to the global space. #FGMIsViolence #EndFGM #WD2026

"As survivors and as an organisation working on this issue every day, it was important that our voices were heard" (Masooma Ranalvi). India's Supreme Court has begun its final hearings to declare female genital mutilation/cutting unconstitutional: endfgmcasia.org/news/blogpos…

We're excited to host a convening at Blue Mountain Center. Participants will strategize how to address the harmful conflation of FGM/C, a human rights violation, with gender-affirming care, health-care treatments. 👉Donate to the travel fund bit.ly/FundBMCTravel

Together with our army of Miss Klitties we’re off to Australia and Women Deliver! There we will join thousands of others to find ways to make life better for women everywhere and to help end Female Genital Mutilation/cutting. Please follow our journey! #MissKlitty #Endfgm #WD2026

Our presentation with the Global Platform for Action to End FGM/C will underscore why dismantling racism in the anti-FGM/C movement is crucial for achieving equity and solidarity. ✊ Only those registered for the Women Deliver conference will be able to attend this event.