Dr. Wisal Ahmed is Global Coordinator of the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).

In Turning the Tide Against Female Genital Mutilation, Survivors Can Be Effective Agents of Change

When Magfira Kemsur (L) learned that her best friend Mekiya Mude (R) was about to undergo female circumcision, she alerted the authorities, who intervened. Mekiya says that Magfira is her rescuer. UNICEF Ethiopia/2020/Mulugeta Ayene

This year’s global campaign on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation focuses on the voices, stories and initiatives of survivors in leading the #EndFGM movement.