Spotlight
Court of Protection Practice 2024
'Court of Protection Practice goes from strength to strength, having...
Jackson's Matrimonial Finance Tenth Edition
Jackson's Matrimonial Finance is an authoritative specialist text...
Spotlight
Latest articlesrss feeds
Book your table for the LexisNexis Legal Awards 2025
The LexisNexis Legal Awards 2025 shortlist has been released, celebrating the exceptional talent and achievements within the entire legal community. This prestigious event will once again bring...
AlphaBiolabs: The UK’s No.1 DNA testing laboratory for legal matters
***SPONSORED CONTENT***Casey Randall, Head of Genetics at AlphaBiolabs, explores what makes AlphaBiolabs the industry leader for court-admissible DNA testing. DNA testing plays a critical role in the...
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Children’s Commissioner’s Written Evidence
The Children’s Commissioner has submitted written evidence to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill Committee.This evidence builds on oral evidence provided by the Children’s Commissioner on 21...
Kinship carers call for government to provide a financial allowance
Over 30 kinship carers have marched and chanted their way through Westminster to the Treasury to call on the Chancellor Rachel Reeves to provide a financial allowance for all kinship...
Are claims made under Sch 1 of the Children Act 1989 just for the ultra-rich?
Sally Harrison KC, St John’s BuildingsSally Harrison KC considers whether Schedule 1 claims are only for the ultra rich. In this article she addresses the hurdles which potential applicants have to...
View all articles
Authors

Bristol charity wins international award for FGM work

Sep 29, 2018, 22:43 PM
Charity, award, With and For Girls Award, Integrate Bristol, Stars Foundation, FGM, gender equality, raising awareness
Title : Bristol charity wins international award for FGM work
Slug : bristol-charity-wins-international-award-for-fgm-work
Meta Keywords : Charity, award, With and For Girls Award, Integrate Bristol, Stars Foundation, FGM, gender equality, raising awareness
Canonical URL :
Trending Article : No
Prioritise In Trending Articles : No
Check Copyright Text : No
Date : Nov 18, 2015, 09:55 AM
Article ID : 116802
Children and young people charity Integrate Bristol has received a With and For Girls Award in recognition of its efforts towards encouraging gender equality and raising awareness of female genital mutilation (FGM).

One of just 20 organisations to win the award, Redfield-based Integrate Bristol aids young people and children arriving from other countries and cultures to successfully adapt and assimilate into the community here. The charity was selected for the award – part of a worldwide drive to support local groups working with and for young girls and women – as a result of its work using creative projects educating the public and front line professionals alike about the dangers of FGM.

The charity is primarily run and led by young women, who campaign against violence and abuse against women and girls. One of the charity’s trustees, Fahma Mohamed, founded a successful petition for the former Education Minister to remind schools nationwide of their responsibility to safeguard girls from FGM, and in October 2015 the announcement was made of the implementation of mandatory reporting of FGM cases by professionals working directly with young girls and women.

The award is a prize from the With and For Girls Collective, consisting of a selection of eight organisations (including the Stars Foundation) devoted to improving the lives of girls and women within their respective global communities. The CEO of the Stars Foundation, Muna Wehbe, explained the importance of recognising the work of local female-focused organisations:

‘The With and For Girls Award provides flexible funding to grassroots girl-focused NGOs, empowering them to invest their funds where they need them most.We want to shine a spotlight on these outstanding local organisations and encourage more funders to support girls in their role as vital agents of change within their sector.’
The significance of raising awareness of the harm caused by FGM should not be underestimated. Integrate Bristol has successfully educated thousands of young people about the risks associated with female genital mutilation using the medium of national radio and the creation of an award-winning video, as well as continuing community outreach projects designed to inform and educate about the sadly all-too-real horrors associated with FGM and measures that can be taken to prevent and, ultimately, be rid of it altogether.
Categories :
  • News
Tags :
Authors
Provider :
Product Bucket :
Recommend These Products
Related Articles
Load more comments
Comment by from