Global Woman Award Ceremony – Ending Gender Violence & FGM

WIFP’s partner organization, Global Woman P.E.A.C.E. Foundation, held the award ceremony on the evening before the 2018 Walk to End FGM. “Celebrating our Collective Efforts to Dispel the Myths and Misconceptions about FGM/C” was held October 26 at the George Washington University in Washington, DC.

Over a half million women and girls in the United States are at risk for or have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). Many myths and misconceptions from key leaders in religion, legal advocacy, education, advocacy, and medicine, and from women who have experienced FGM/C.

Global Woman: “We congratulate the women and men receiving our fifth set of Recognition Awards this evening. Each year, the Nominating Committee of Global Woman P.E.A.C.E. Foundation nominates and votes and selects 10 deserving women and men to honor and recognize with the Global Woman Award. We thank these award recipients for the dedicatiion they have rendered to ending the practice of FGM and other injustices on women and girls in the world.

WIFP had a team in the Walk to End FGM and served on the Awards Committee. WIFP’s director, Martha Allen, was among the Award Presenters for this moving evening.