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A post FGM vagina does not look as it did prior to undergoing FGM.  Its appearance is unfamiliar to American healthcare workers, and they are not accustomed to identifying and working with it.  Restorative surgery is the answer to may post-FGM OB/GYN problems.  The surgery will restore the vagina to normal appearance and functions.  The surgery will help the young women have normal OB/GYN check-ups without embarrassment and fear.  It enables them to have normal childbirth without the risk of infant and maternal mortalities, and to live without the physical genital pain they encounter with every monthly cycle and with each urination and sexual encounter.  The center is raising funds to support the surgeries of the young women.

The components of the Post Buddy Program are:

• One-on-one Counseling
• Group Counseling

• A Network of Participating OB/GYNs
• Physical Therapy
• OB/GYN and Restorative Surgery Referrals

Global Woman P.E.A.C.E. Foundation has created the Kids Reach program to help prevent girls from the abuse of FGM.  The program requires the organization to protect the girls from undergoing FGM.  The program is designed not to frighten the children but to teach them safety and how to be alert.  A similar program of this nature is currently underway in the U.K., and has had great success with the schools and children.

The components of the Kids Reach Program are:

• Teaching through our training manual
• Working with parents and the children
• Usage of the STEMgeo system
• School visits to work in a school environment
• High School volunteer system

Global Woman P.E.A.C.E. Foundation is launching a special support center in the Washington, D.C. metro area, servicing FGM survivors and at-risk girls of Northern Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia.  The purpose of a support center of this nature is to help prevent and respond to female genital mutilation.  The center will build individual knowledge, while identifying the strengths, gaps and needs in the prevention and response to FGM in the United States.  The Global Woman Center will offer 2 phases; prevention and rehabilitation.