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Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in London

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VIDEO: Jay's story - Londoner speaks out on FGM
Jay Kamara-Frederick was born and brought up in London but at 15 she was forced to undergo female genital mutilation during a family trip to Sierra Leone. She still has nightmares about what happened to her that day, but she disagrees with campaigners who say FGM is a form of child abuse.

"FGM is bad, but it's not child abuse," says London-born victim
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When London-born Jay was a teenager her mother suggested she join a secret women's society in Sierra Leone. There would be a big party, new dresses and she would be treated like royalty. "If they'd told me what the real deal was I would have probably skipped town!"

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Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in London

Copyright chiara ceolin 2024

Updated Mar 2020

Topics Abuse, Children, Documentary, Editorial, Freedom, Gender, Human Rights, NGO, Portraiture, Violence, Womens Rights

Jay Kamara-Frederick is a London-born Female Genital Mutilation survivor. She is also a speaker, mentor and entrepreneur as well as an activist for women rights. What happened to her does not define her, she's a lot more.

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