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CONFERENCE FOR CHANGE:
Zero Tolerance Conference
Following the event in Farmeco Community Farm
marking the annual event of International Zero
Tolerance Day, Mojatu in collaboration with The
Muslim Women’s Network held the second Zero
Tolerance Conference to educate people about FGM,
implications and preventative measure.
The anti-FGM conference was held on February 7th
2019, announcing the launch of the Nottingham FGM
Action Plan, the signing of the FGM plan, celebrating
the second anniversary of Nottingham’s status as an
anti-FGM city and more. The event was held at Muslim
Hands, 148 Gregory Boulevard, Nottingham NG7 5JE.
The conference featured many prominent figures in
Nottingham such as Councillor Jackie Morris and Police
Crime Commissioner Paddy Tipping. Again community
leaders have shown how vital their role is in unifying
the effort against FGM.
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) represents a risk to
physical health, mental health and quality of life
for young women across the whole of the United
Kingdom. It is believed over 60,000 people are at risk of
this abuse in this country alone.
Our amazing CEO Val is helped kick off the second
Zero tolerance to FGM conference at Muslim Hands
discussing the aims of the action plan. The event was
all about giving people the knowledge and a greater
understanding of FGM but also to encourage more
people across the UK and the world to take a stand
against the practice. There were discussions to tackle
the issue on a national level. Experts and charities
discussed the use of Nottingham as a model to follow.
There was a particular focus on the utilisation of
mental health, the media, education and community
engagement to meet the complex and diverse needs
of FGM survivors.