International Day of Zero Tolerance to FGM 0
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February 6 is International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation. An estimated 100-140 million girls and women worldwide have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting and more than 3 million girls are at risk for cutting each year in Africa alone. (source)
The Asante Africa Foundation recently hosted Maasai tribal chief Salaton Ole’ Ntutu who built a rescue shelter to protect young girls from female genital mutilation.
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