FGM AWARE

Sara's Story

Sara's Story is a short animated film developed by FGM Aware in consultation with women survivors of FGM and experienced practitioners.

Resources and information to help tackle FGM in Scotland

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) comprises all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons. FGM is classified into four major types. (World Health Organisation factsheet)

Female Genital Mutilation is known by different names including ‘cutting’, ‘female circumcision’, and ‘initiation’. It is also sometimes referred to as ‘sunna’, although FGM predates Christianity and Islam and is not approved by any religion.

The motivations for FGM vary between different ethnic groups, as does the age at which it is carried out, from just after birth, to just before marriage or before the birth of the first child.

FGM is a human rights violation and is against the law in Scotland. (Prohibition of FGM (Scotland) Act 2005)

FGM Aware is a project from the Women's Support Project

The Women’s Support Project works to end violence against women. Based in Glasgow, we work across Scotland to raise awareness of the root causes, extent, and impact of male violence and for improved services for those affected. Key themes include addressing unmet need and emerging issues, making links between different forms of violence and abuse, and supporting multiagency and partnership approaches. Our work is informed by an understanding of links and overlaps between different forms of violence, discrimination and oppression.

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