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I AM SKiM
The podcast gives insight to the world of survivor empowerment, advocacy, activism and campaigning. With personal and expert reflections and discussions, a few giggles and intimate stories of surviving sexual violence and what we need to do to stop it and support those who have lived experience.
Leethen Bartholomew Head of National FGM Centre, National FGM Centre, is a qualified social worker and has over 20 years of experience with expertise in protecting children from harmful traditional practices including tackling FGM.
Leethen has vast experience as a trainer, auditor and consultant mainly within the children’s social care sector. Leethen often speaks at national and local conferences and is regularly commissioned by various Local Safeguarding Children Boards across the UK to deliver training and to provide advice on developing strategic work plans on issues related to diversity and safeguarding children and harmful practices. Leethen has published work in peer-reviewed journals on topics related to abuse linked to faith and belief and violence against women and girls and is currently pursuing a PhD in social work.
About The National FGM CentreThe National FGM Centre is a partnership between Barnardo’s and the Local Government Association (LGA) to achieve a systems change in the provision of services for children and families affected by Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). Funded by the Department of Education as part of its Children’s Social Care Innovation Programme, the Centre works closely with key partners from Local Authorities, Health, Education, Police, and the voluntary sector to achieve its vision and aims. In 2017, the Centre’s remit was extended to include Breast Ironing/Flattening and Child Abuse Linked to Faith or Belief.
Connect with The FGM Centre
Website: http://www.nationalfgmcentre.org.uk
Twitter: https://twitter.com/FGMCentre
Though the conversation was organic, below are some of the questions that I asked:
- What is your way? Why do you do what you do?
- What has been your biggest challenge?
- What has been your biggest learning moment?
- Is ending FGM/C by 2030 possible?
- Advice to those who are moved to take part/contribute to activism and advocacy
- Who is your V hero?
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Female genital cutting (FGC)/ Female genital mutilation (FGM) is illegal in the UK. It is child abuse and human rights violation.
If you’ve experienced FGC or know someone that has please seek help and advice. Call the UK helpline on 0800 028 3550.
If you think a child is at immediate risk call the UK police on 999.
The V Chronicles website also has additional information.
If you this episode has been useful to you, I would love to hear from you and if you have any questions an email to - thevchroniclespodcast@gmail.com
Help us to reach more people:
- Share this podcast with a friend, colleague or family member. Also, leave a review which will help expand our reach to a global audience.
- Subscribe to this podcast so you never miss an episode.
- Follow us on Twitter: @the_vchronicles and Instagram: @thevchroniclespodcast
Though the conversation was organic, below are some of the questions that I asked:
- What is your way? Why do you do what you do?
- What have the been your biggest challenge(s)?
- What has been your biggest learning moment?
- Is ending FGM/C by 2030 possible?
- Advice to those who are moved to take part/contribute to activism and advocacy
- Who is your V hero?
Connect with Dr Leyla Hussien, OBE
Twitter:@LeylaHussein@TheGirlGen @dahliaproject1
Websites: Dahlia Project www.thegirlgeneration.org
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Female genital cutting (FGC)/ Female genital mutilation (FGM) is illegal in the UK. It is child abuse and human rights violation.
If you’ve experienced FGC or know someone that has please seek help and advice. Call the UK helpline on 0800 028 3550.
If you think a child is at immediate risk call the UK police on 999.
The V Chronicles website also has additional information.
If you this episode has been useful to you, I would love to hear from you and if you have any questions an email to - thevchroniclespodcast@gmail.com
Help us to reach more people:Please share this podcast with a friend, colleague or family member. Also leave a review which will help expand our reach to a global audience who can also le
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In this episode we speak to Saza is a Senior Executive of service learning at Republic Polytechnic in Singapore. Saza shares with us her why she choice to write her thesis on female genital cutting in Singapore and what it will take to end it.
Though the conversation was organic, below are some of the questions that I asked:
- What is your way? Why do you do what you do?
- What have the been your biggest challenge(s)?
- What has been your biggest learning moment?
- Is ending FGM/C by 2030 possible?
- Advice to those who are moved to take part/contribute to activism and advocacy
- Who is your V hero?
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Female genital cutting (FGC)/ Female genital mutilation (FGM) is illegal in the UK. It is child abuse and human rights violation.
If you’ve experienced FGC or know someone that has please seek help and advice. Call the UK helpline on 0800 028 3550.
If you think a child is at immediate risk call the UK police on 999.
The V Chronicles website also has additional information.
If this episode has been useful to you, I would love to hear from you and if you have any questions send an email to - thevchroniclespodcast@gmail.com
Help us to reach more people:
- Share this podcast with a friend, colleague or family member. Also, leave a review which will help expand our reach to a global audience.
- Subscribe to this podcast so you never miss an episode.
- Follow us on Twitter: @the_vchronicles and Instagram: @thevchroniclespodcast
In this episode Diaka Koroma, CEO of Girlz Empowered Sierra Leone, a social enterprise that works with girls, their families and communities, through their educational programs targeting to raise awareness on FGM, early and enforced child marriage and all forms of violence on women and young girls. She shares the challenges that she has faced in setting up her organisation, and campaigning against the practice of FGM in Sierra Leone.
Low education and poverty rate of women and girls is a vehicle that conveys the prevalence of FGM in Sierra Leone as seen in the Demographic Health Statistics (DHS 2013 report). The survey report shows that only 13% of women with no education believe that FGM should be discontinued, whereas 41% of women with secondary or higher education believe that it should be discontinued. Through its programs, Girlz Empowered works to increase the rate of enrollment, retention and completion of girls schooling in Sierra Leone.
Though the conversation was organic, below are some of the questions that I asked:
- What is your way? Why do you do what you do?
- What have the been your biggest challenge(s)?
- What has been your biggest learning moment?
- Is ending FGM/C by 2030 possible?
- Advice to those who are moved to take part/contribute to activism and advocacy
- Who is your V hero?
Connect with Girlz Empowered
Twitter and facebook: @girlz_empowered
Instagram:
Websites: https://girlzempoweredsl.org/
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Female genital cutting (FGC)/ Female genital mutilation (FGM) is illegal in the UK. It is child abuse and human rights violation.
If you’ve experienced FGC or know someone that has please seek help and advice. Call the UK helpline on 0800 028 3550.
If you think a child is at immediate risk call the UK police on 999.
The V Chronicles website also has additional information.
If you this episode has been useful to you, I would love to hear from you and if you have any questions an email to - thevchroniclespodcast@gmail.com
Help us to reach more people:
Help us to reach more people:
- Share this podcast with a friend, colleague or family member. Also, leave a review which will help expand our reach to a global audience.
- Subscribe to this podcast so you never miss an episode.
- Follow us on Twitter: @the_vchronicles and Instagram: @thevchroniclespodcast
On this episode Aissata Camara Co-Founder of There Is No Limit Foundation, shares her joint big mission to break the silence of FGM/C the traumatic secret that made her feel alone and isolated from her peers at 13 years old. She shares the power of sustainable solutions through conversation, starting her foundation with just 18 dollars and the important of dignity and security to empower communities and, the importance of connecting everyone to end FGM/C.
There Is No Limit Foundation (TINLF), an international nonprofit organization empowering individuals, especially women and girls. TINLF works in the areas of entrepreneurship, education, WASH, maternal and child health, and the eradication of harmful practices, such as female genital mutilation (FGM).
Connect with Aissata
Twitter and Instagram: @aissatatinl
Connect with There Is No Limit Foundation:
Twitter and facebook: @thereisnolimitf
Instagram: @thereisnolimitfoundation
Websites: http://www.thereisnolimitfoundation.org/ and https://www.breakthesilence.info/
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Female genital cutting (FGC)/ Female genital mutilation (FGM) is illegal in the UK. It is child abuse and human rights violation.
If you’ve experienced FGC or know someone that has please seek help and advice. Call the UK helpline on 0800 028 3550.
If you think a child is at immediate risk call the UK police on 999.
The V Chronicles website also has additional information.
If you this episode has been useful to you, I would love to hear from you and if you have any questions an email to - thevchroniclespodcast@gmail.com
Help us to reach more people:
- Share this podcast with a friend, colleague or family member. Also, leave a review which will help expand our reach to a global audience.
- Subscribe to this podcast so you never miss an episode.
- Follow us on Twitter: @the_vchronicles and Instagram: @thevchroniclespodcast
On today's episode of The V Chronicles social change agent Mariya Taher, co-founder of Sayhio talks about
founding Sahiyo to empower Asian communities to end female genital cutting (FGC) and the power of using creativity to break the silence of FGC in the Asian community, remove stigma and the myth that FGC only happens in Africa.
Though the conversation was organic, below are some of the questions that I asked:
- What is your way? Why do you do what you do?
- What have the been your biggest challenge(s)?
- What has been your biggest learning moment?
- Is ending FGM/C by 2030 possible?
- Advice to those who are moved to take part/contribute to activism and advocacy
- Who is your V hero?
Stay connected to Sahiyo
Contribute to my Voices to End FGC Fundraiser
E-mail: mariya@sahiyo.com
Phone: (857) 209 - 4160
Visit https://sahiyo.com/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SahiyoVoices
Follow on Twitter
Follow on Instagram
Find us on Vimeo and Youtube
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Female genital cutting (FGC)/ Female genital mutilation (FGM) is illegal in the UK. It is child abuse and human rights violation.
If you’ve experienced FGC or know someone that has please seek help and advice. Call the UK helpline on 0800 028 3550.
If you think a child is at immediate risk call the UK police on 999.
The V Chronicles website also has additional information
If you this episode has been useful to you, I would love to hear from you and if you have any questions Mariya send an email to - thevchroniclespodcast@gmail.com
Help us to reach more people:
- Share this podcast with a friend, colleague or family member. Also, leave a review which will help expand our reach to a global audience.
- Subscribe to this podcast so you never miss an episode.
- Follow us on Twitter: @the_vchronicles and Instagram: @thevchroniclespodcast
On today's episode of The V Chronicles I'm speaking with Joy Clark, Lead FGM/C specialist and midwife in London. Joy has worked with over 3,000 women and girls in the UK who are living with the effects of FGM/C whilst working for the NHS. During this episode Joy explains the complexity of FGM/C in from a health professionals perspective, the day that changed her life leading her to dedicate her career to helping women who have experienced FGM/C, the barriers she has faced in advocating for women within the NHS and the the need for uniformed global awareness training and tackling stigma in reporting FGM/C amongst diaspora communities.
Though the conversation was organic, below are some of the questions that I asked:
- What is your way? Why do you do what you do?
- What have the been your biggest challenge(s)?
- What has been your biggest learning moment?
- Is ending FGM/C by 2030 possible?
- Advice to those who are moved to take part/contribute to activism and advocacy
- Who is your V hero?
Connect with Joy
Follow on Twitter: @JoyC_FGM
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Female genital cutting (FGC)/ Female genital mutilation (FGM) is illegal in the UK. It is child abuse and human rights violation.
If you’ve experienced FGC or know someone that has please seek help and advice. Call the UK helpline on 0800 028 3550.
If you think a child is at immediate risk call the UK police on 999.
The V Chronicles website also has additional information
If you this episode has been useful to you, I would love to hear from you and if you have any questions for me or Joy send an email to - thevchroniclespodcast@gmail.com
Help us to reach more people:
- Share this podcast with a friend, colleague or family member. Also, leave a review which will help expand our reach to a global audience.
- Subscribe to this podcast so you never miss an episode.
- Follow us on Twitter: @the_vchronicles and Instagram: @thevchroniclespodcast
What is The V Chronicles?
The podcast that gives insight to the world of advocacy, activism, campaigning and survivor empowerment. With expert and reflective discussions, a few giggles and intimate stories of surviving sexual violence and what we need to do to stop it.
On today's episode of The V Chronicles I'm having a chat with Mabel Evans, activist, creative Co-creator of Letters from and Co-Founder of the The Vavenger's a creative community that put on events to raise awareness on female genital mutilation/cutting. They aim to engage those within ‘our social sphere’ using art as a vehicle for change. To give emerging artists a platform to share their talent whilst also making a positive impact by using money from ticket sales to help combat FGM/C. The Vavenger's put on a range of events from music and poetry evenings to exhibitions and plays - Art to educate, Art to heal, Art to prevent -
Though the conversation was organic, below are some of the questions that I asked:
- What is your way? Why do you do what you do?
- What have the been your biggest challenge(s)?
- What has been your biggest learning moment?
- Is ending FGM/C by 2030 possible?
- Advice to those who are moved to take part/contribute to activism and advocacy
- Who is your V hero?
Connect with Mabel
Websites: https://www.thevavengers.co.uk/ Lettersfrom.com
Follow on Twitter: @TheVavengers
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thevavengers/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thevavengers/
Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/236582839
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Female genital cutting (FGC)/ Female genital mutilation (FGM) is illegal in the UK. It is child abuse and human rights violation.
If you’ve experienced FGC or know someone that has please seek help and advice. Call the UK helpline on 0800 028 3550.
If you think a child is at immediate risk call the UK police on 999.
The V Chronicles website also has additional information
If you this episode has been useful to you, I would love to hear from you and if you have any questions for me or Mabel send an email to - thevchroniclespodcast@gmail.com
Help us to reach more people:Please share this podcast with a friend, colleague or family member. Also, leave a review which will help expand our reach to a global audience.
Subscribe to this podcast so you never miss an episode.
On today's episode of The V Chronicles I'm having a chat with Julia Lalla-Maharajh OBE. She takes me back to the evening whilst in Ethiopia, an article "a scream so silent it would shake the world" were she first discovered FGC what it was and how many women are affected. From this she was drawn to find out more, why it happened, the affects on the girl and the woman. She then made the issue of FGC her life's mission to do all should can raise awareness and to find pathways to work with communities to end the practice.
Though the conversation was organic, below are some of the questions that I asked:
- What is your way? Why do you do what you do?
- What have the been your biggest challenge(s)?
- What has been your biggest learning moment?
- Is ending FGM/C by 2030 possible?
- Advice to those who are moved to take part/contribute to activism and advocacy
- Who is your V hero?
Connect with Orchid Project
Websites: https://www.orchidproject.org/
Follow on Twitter: @OrchidProject
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orchidproject/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orchidproject/
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Female genital cutting (FGC)/ Female genital mutilation (FGM) is illegal in the UK. It is child abuse and human rights violation.
If you’ve experienced FGC or know someone that has please seek help and advice. Call the UK helpline on 0800 028 3550.
If you think a child is at immediate risk call the UK police on 999.
The V Chronicles website also has additional information
If you this episode has been useful to you, I would love to hear from you and if you have any questions for me or Julia send an email to - thevchroniclespodcast@gmail.com
Help us to reach more people:
- Share this podcast with a friend, colleague or family member. Also, leave a review which will help expand our reach to a global audience.
- Subscribe to this podcast so you never miss an episode.
- Follow us on Twitter: @the_vchronicles and Instagram: @thevchroniclespodcast