Project Description

This program will support projects to build or enhance a community response to address the needs of victims of female genital mutilation and cutting (FGM) and to provide targeted technical assistance to inform frontline providers on how to identify and serve victims and persons at-risk of being victimized. The Purpose Area 1 (Training and Technical Assistance Provider), deliverables include: (1) education and technical assistance to Purpose Area 1 sites in detection of FGM and risk for FGM; (2) two in-person meetings of the Purpose Area 2 Project Site teams, one at the beginning of the 36-month project period, and one at the end for the purpose of fostering learning across sites during the planning and implementation stages of their work; (3) training and technical assistance to each of the approximately eight Purpose Area 2 sites, as needed, to support their work: for example, by developing training for community partners and sustaining that engagement throughout the project period; (4) an outreach campaign to law enforcement, public health professionals, and educators on detecting at-risk girls in localities where FGM is a risk; (5) assistance to communities seeking information about addressing FGM, for example, by distributing electronic or written resources, including to communities that are not part of the Purpose Area 2 cohort; (6) a final report describing how communities in the United States can address FGM, based on the work of the project sites.

Project Dates
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Project Partners
Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)
Project Open
Closed
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