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Mary's sorrow and hope: Why we have to help Mary and all the girls living in slums

On the morning of the 3rd of April, 2017, Susan's Bay near Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, was set on fire by strangers. The fire forced 85 families to leave their homes in the slums of Susan's Bay. Mary's family was one of them.

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Egypt: Girls keep dying while everyone remains silent

In 2009 Egypt banned FGM, but the cruel practice still remains widespread with 2/3 being carried out by health professionals!

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WORLD PREMIERE: Waris Dirie and Bafing Kul release first song against FGM!

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Waris: "How many cruel crimes against children have to happen until the world finally wakes up from this nightmare?"

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What happens when girls are educated?

Born in Sierra Leone, Africa, statistics are against little Mary. But education can change her future.

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