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International Symposium on FGM

On the 10th anniversary of Women’s Action Against FGM, Japan, (WAAF ), a NPO in partnership with JOICFP, an international symposium “Solidarity with the Grassroots Movement Against FGM in Africa” was held in Tokyo on 2nd Nov, 2005.

Jannson-Yanagisawa Yumiko, the founder of WAAF, made a speech on “Our future task” for networking and action against FGM (Female Genital Mutilation). SETAT from Kenya and IAC from Ethiopia whose FGM prevention activities have been supported through the WAAF Fund also gave speeches and took part in a panel discussion with other specialists on FGM.


Jannson urges the participants to continue
to take action against FGM


The two African guests with Japanese specialists
on FGM during the panel discussion