FGM and Other Key Issues We Work OnFORWARD was established with the specific objective of campaigning against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). Over the years we have incorporated into our work the additional key issues of Child Marriage and the child birth injury Fistula which are linked to FGM. In this section you will find full details of of FORWARD's priority areas which affect African girls and women: Additional Gender Discriminatory IssuesFORWARD is aware that there are a variety of other allied gender discriminatory practices that also require attention, including the stigma and discrimination faced by girls and women suffering from HIV/AIDS, sexual violence, widowhood rites, food taboos and gavage (forced feeding), among others. However we are unable to act on these very critical issues unless we are able to secure further funding. |