This Cardiff Council training is for all staff in the Social Care Sector.

FGM is a clear violation of the human rights of the women. It is discriminatory and violates the rights to equal opportunities, freedom from violence, health, injury, abuse, torture and cruel or inhuman and undignified treatment. It is also a violation of children’s rights. These rights are protected in international law. It is prohibited by many international and regional human rights conventions that protect women and children from cruelty and violence and ensure them “bodily integrity” and access to health care, education, self-realization and protection from harmful traditional practices.

Training Aim:

• To gain understanding of FGM and the circumstances under which it is performed

Objectives:

• Define Female Genital Mutilation

• To identify the different types of FGM

• To recognise the long/short term health implications

• To look at the motives behind FGM

• Understand how to support victims of FGM

• To look at the FGM Law (1986/2003/2015)

Course facilitator: Bawso

To book a place on the course, please email [email protected] providing your full name, job title and organisation.