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Among the organisations and
groups who attended included,
The Girl Generation, FORWARD UK,
The World Society of Criminology,
Nottingham Community FGM
Steering Group, Utulivu Women
Group, The Dhalia Project, The
National FGM Centre, Nottingham
City and County FGM Steering
Group, Nottingham FGM Clinic, NHS
among others.
A full report is being compiled and
will be made public following the
event and will be published in the
Mojatu Magazines too. There were
gaps in research areas that were
identified following the round table
discussions and will be included in
the report. You can access the first
published publication on https://
goo.gl/dDwJER
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