Safeguarding children at risk of abuse through female genital mutilation FGMI hope Ill be alive to see that day when we dont have FGM anymore. I broke the chain in my family, and I cant wait for the day when we see that chain break for good. Hibo Wardere, anti FGM campaigner Female genital mutilation is child abuse and constitutes significant harm. Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Torrent. Child protection procedures should be followed when there are concerns that a girl is at risk of, or is already the victim of, FGM. This procedure summaries the responsibility of professionals and volunteers to intervene effectively to prevent the genital mutilation of girls and to support those who have been the victim of FGM. For many professionals and volunteers this will mean being aware of which girls are at risk of, or may have already experienced, FGM and knowing how to report these concerns. For others who have more specific safeguarding responsibilities, it will involve complex work to safeguard girls, support victims and prosecute perpetrators. For everyone, it will involve questioning attitudes and beliefs that may get in the way of identifying girls who are at risk of FGM and which may also get in the way of providing the consistent, determined support these girls need to keep them safe. For more details please refer to the Multi agency statutory guidance on female genital mutilation April 2. Significant change is required as existing practice has identified very few victims and has failed to prosecute any offenders despite the fact that FGM has been illegal in the UK since 1. Low rates of identification of FGM should not be taken to mean that the number of girls whove experienced FGM, or are at risk of FGM, is small. A recent report 1 has estimated that nearly 1. Break through to improving results with Pearsons MyLab Mastering. Were working with educators and institutions to improve results for students everywhere. FGM practising countries and now living in England and Wales, will have either undergone FGM prior to migration or are likely to undergo FGM as they grow to adulthood. In addition to these girls, between 1. England and Wales to mothers from FGM practicing countries and it is estimated that 6. FGM. The estimated number of girls born to mothers who have had FGM varies considerably but London has by far the largest percentage. Within London, Southwark, at 1. Brent has the second highest estimated prevalence at 9. See section on prevalence below for all London Local Authority data. It should be noted that whilst the impact of migration on the prevalence of FGM is not known and the above figures are based on estimated risk in country of origin, even if, as a result of migration only 2. Black Ops 2 Limited Edition Controller'>Black Ops 2 Limited Edition Controller. FGM experienced FGM themselves, it would still mean that between 2. London would have experienced FGM or would do so before they reached adulthood. Defined as girls aged between 0 and 1. A Lifelong Trauma Theres no excuse for cutting childrens bits off in the name of culture or religion. Theres absolutely no reason that should ever happen. We need to get the cultural thing completely out the way. Its child abuse full stop3. Ayshah, who was cut at age 5 in Somalia. FGM is a terrible crime with life long consequences for the girls who suffer it. Survivors talk eloquently of the horror of their experiences and the impact it has had on their lives and it is with their stories that this guidance starts Hibo Wardere, an anti FGM campaigner who was forced to get cut aged six in Somalia, talked about her experience in an interview She describes the ordeal as being engulfed in pain from head to toe like fireworks going off everywhere and you dont know how to stop them. I prayed to God to just take me then and there. The emotional impact it had on me was huge I couldnt look at my mum anymore, she remembers. All I could see was my hatred and my despair. Every day for the next 1. She experienced Type III FGM and goes on to say    I used to think marriage was horrible because every female relative I had would end up in hospital after getting wed, she says. I made my cousin promise to tell us what happened and, one month after her wedding, she came back looking gaunt and unhappy. She told us, remember how we got cut when we were little Your husband has to bulldoze that. As the girl lay in a pool of blood in her marital bed, her family danced around, elated that she had been proved a virgin. It was only later that she was taken to hospital for treatment4. Kezia Bianca, an anti FGM campaigner who was cut age 1. Kenya, describes her experience Still from the background I could hear the women singing and I felt that they were celebrating my pain, but the real reason for the songs was to diffuse the cries so that nobody can hear me crying. Then I felt a very sharp pain between my legs. This was a turning point in my life. The pain I felt cant be described thinking of it brings cold shivers inside me. Female genital mutilation is child abuse and constitutes significant harm. Child protection procedures should be followed when there are concerns that a girl is at. OUR MISSION Notes for Notes is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing youth with completely FREE access to music instruments, instruction and recording. From a general summary to chapter summaries to explanations of famous quotes, the SparkNotes Lord of the Flies Study Guide has everything you need to ace quizzes. Guidance Note 8 17Th Edition' title='Guidance Note 8 17Th Edition' />I was circumcised, I felt incomplete and completely out of controlAt the back of my mind so many questions were going through my head what will happen after this Will this pain ever leave my life Will I be able to walk again in my life My life took a complete turn, I felt wasted and hopeless the rest is history5. Hodda, an FGM victim, age 2. British resident Hodda had type 3 FGM when she was a child. After she was cut, she was sewn back up with and left with a hole no bigger than matchstick that has left her with a host of health problems and infertile. She said I was seven when I was cut. I remember everything. It happened, I was cut and I got this pain every night, abdominal pain. Survivors talk of the agony they experienced when the mutilation took place, the feeling of being out of control and of the sense of betrayal that lasts a lifetime. They describe flashbacks in later life and the harm that can continue into marriage when sex can be a painful and traumatic experience. FGM survivor The pain was so bad I prayed to God to take me then and there. Read more www. dailymail. Victims female genital mutilation speak s revealed thousands Brits planning cut daughters. Qns. MJu. TA Hidden Crime FGM has been a hidden crime in part because there is a culture of silence within practicing communities and because, for the girls who are victims, telling people involves telling on their parents. It is also the case that anyone who speaks out may fear being targeted by those in the community who want to continue the practice. This is why the Serious Crime Act 2. FGM see section on Legislation and Statutory Guidance below. Game Global Operations here. The lack of progress in identifying victims and prosecuting perpetrators may also, in part, be the result of ambivalent attitudes towards female sexuality and the importance of female sexual pleasure within British culture. For example, much of the information leaflets posters etc. FGM emphasise problems during childbirth and with menstruation and urinary tract infections and does not address the impact of FGM on womens enjoyment of sex. There is also concern that FGM has not been effectively addressed because of misplaced concerns regarding cultural sensitivity. Hard facts about how many girls are being cut, where and by whom, are scarce because, according to campaigners, the issue has been neglected by successive governments scared of confronting so called cultural practices 7. For all these reasons and more, girls whove experienced FGM are not getting the support and medical assistance they require to recover, perpetrators are not being prosecuted and those girls at risk of FGM are not being identified and protected.