Interview with Shamil Idriss (Search for Common Ground)
Search for Common Ground is a peacebuilding organization with the majority of its staff working in their home countries to
From Amy Yee / Pulitzer Center: Many people who practice Female Genital Mutilation (FMG) consider it a private, cultural issue. The procedure, which is performed on girls, requires “cutting off the clitoris and parts of the labia and sealing the vagina partially shut.” Talking about it can be perceived as rude, or disrespectful. However, that’s exactly what community leaders, health workers, and NGO’s do, in order to eradicate the practice. “My advice is to be patient and analyze each situation and not to impose your thoughts on people. If you impose, people can be defensive.”
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Search for Common Ground is a peacebuilding organization with the majority of its staff working in their home countries to
Breakthrough works to end violence against women and girls and discrimination unacceptable. They shift cultural narratives within communities and the
Heartland Fund addresses the gap in funding for rural areas, particularly BIPOC communities, by connecting rural leaders with funding partners
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Learn how Indigenous social innovators and their communities are advancing climate action.
