City of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation – Nottingham Model to go Global

About the event

Through a panel discussion, Mojatu Foundation will seek to address the complexity of appropriate mental health service provision of FGM survivors and also legal protection of girls and women at risk with the aim to influencing policy. Furthermore we will explicate the ways in which research can help to fill gaps in knowledge and further a greater understanding of FGM. We will also celebrate the remarkable achievement of our campaign that got Nottingham City declared a "City of Zero Tolerance to FGM!"

Speakers:

• Professor Stephen Regel OBE (Clinical Director, Centre for Trauma, Resilience and Growth, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust)
• Veronica Pickering (Deputy Lieutenant Nottinghamshire, Executive Coach & Mentor and Mojatu Foundation Trustee)
• Dr Phoebe Abe (GP and FGM Specialist)
• Sarah Champion MP (Shadow Minister for Preventing Abuse)
• Kinsi Clarke (Health Project Manager for Refugees and Asylum Seekers, Nottingham & Nottinghamshire Refugee Forum)
• Hillary Burrage (Sociologist, teacher, writer and FGM advisor to the End FGM Guardian Global Media Campaign)
• Dr Catrin Evans (Director of Global Engagement, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, The University of Nottingham)
• Terri Harman (Godiva Law)
• Dr Carol McCormick (FGM Specialist Midwife, Nottingham University Hospitals)
• Cllr Jackie Morris (Sheriff of Nottingham and Nottingham FGM Ambassador)
• Cecily Mwaniki (Co-Founder Utulivu Women's Group and Founder CMNetwork)
• Valentine Nkoyo (Director Mojatu Foundation and founder of Community FGM Steering Group and Survivor's Club)

Supported by:

• Mojatu Foundation
• Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Refugee Forum
• Utulivu Women's Group
• Communities Inc
• The University of Nottingham
• Carol McCormick