UN Chief meets Gambian Born Anti- FGM Activist

Jaha had opportunity to take selfie with Ban

As the growing Global campaign to eliminate the practice of Female genital mutilation intensifies, United States based Gambian born, Jaha Dukureh an anti FGM Campaign y as part of  celebration marking International Day of Zero Tolerance on FGM.
esterday met with Secetary General of United Nations, Ban Ki Moon at the UN Headquarters
 Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met with Jaha Dukureh, an activist and survivor of female genital mutilation (FGM) at UN Headquarters in New York on Friday, UN official facebook page reported.
Born in the Gambia and sent to the United States at age 15 for an arranged marriage, Jaha underwent infibulation or type 3 FGM, which involves narrowing of the vaginal opening through the creation of a seal formed by cutting. “I’m not whole. I’m not intact. Something was taken away from me,” she says.
FGM can cause severe physical complication and even lead to death, as well as having a deep psychological impact on women and girls. Now a committed advocate, Jaha founded Safe Hands For Girls, a organization aiming to ‪#‎endFGM.
The United Nations which has designated Friday a worldwide day of zero tolerance on FGM, also called for concrete action against the cutting of girls and women.