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Web Café Recordings

Dr Mohammad Mazher Idriss – Male activism and the impacts of HBA on boys and men

Our leaflets

• OAC 2020 leaflet 

Our films

• Men and Female Genital Mutilation (FGM): A film of Men talking about FGM, made in partnership by OAC and the Alliance for Cohesion and Racial Equality (ACRE). Supported by The National FGM Centre.
• FGM Protection Orders: A film about Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Protection Orders, made in partnership by OAC, Utilivu and Women with Vision. Supported by The National FGM Centre and Jennifer Obaseki (Specialist Legal Advisor).
• ‘Are You Ready to Know?‘, a film about FGM created by young people
• ‘Men Speak Up: Are you ready to speak?‘, a film showing Oxford men discussing FGM
• ‘Survivors Speak Up‘, a film by Let’s Talk FGM
• Men Speak Up About FGM, a three-minute film showing Oxford men discussing FGM
• TOGETHER WE STAND, a song by In The Pink to support Oxford Against Cutting
• Who Can You Tell?, a three-minute film encouraging primary school children to raise any concerns about FGM with their teacher or school health nurse
• Oxford Against Cutting’s pitch to The Funding Network May 2018
• For Every Girl, a film created by members of the Oxford Against Cutting Youth Wing

Our research

• Leaflet with the results of a pilot evaluation of local healthcare services in Oxfordshire for survivors of FGM
• A pilot evaluation of health services for communities affected by FGM/C in Oxfordshire 2016
• Paper on FGM in the UK by Dixon et al., Research Involvement and Engagement (2018)
• OAC Men’s Project Report 2019
• OAC Body Image Report 2019

Schools

Our schools training evaluation

• Oxford Against Cutting’s Schools Training Evaluation Report for Oxfordshire July 2020
• Oxford Against Cutting’s Schools Training Evaluation Report for Berkshire July 2020
• Oxford Against Cutting’s Schools Training Evaluation Report for Buckinghamshire July 2020
• Oxford Against Cutting’s Schools Training Evaluation Report Feb 2018
• Oxford Against Cutting’s Schools Training Evaluation Report July 2017

Resources for primary schools

Who Can You Tell?, a three-minute film encouraging primary school children to raise any concerns about FGM with their teacher or school health nurse

• Lesson plan for ‘Who Can You Tell?’

Resources for secondary schools

Let’s Talk about FGM, Oxford Against Cutting: Download PDF

Our posters

East Berkshire

• Grandmother helplines poster (2017)
• Future helplines poster (A4 poster, printers, social media) (2018)
• Banners helplines poster (A4 poster, printers, social media) for Slough (2019)
• Banners helplines poster (A4 poster, printers, social media) for Windsor and Maidenhead (2019)
• Banners helplines poster (A4 poster, printers, social media) for Bracknell Forest (2019)
• Lockdown helplines poster (HBA) (A4 poster, printers, social media) for Slough (2020)
• Lockdown helplines poster (HBA) (A4 poster, printers, social media) for Windsor and Maidenhead (2020)
• Lockdown helplines poster (HBA) (A4 poster, printers, social media) for Bracknell Forest (2020)
• Feeling Trapped helplines poster (HBA) (A4 poster, printers, social media) for Slough (2020)
• Feeling Trapped helplines poster (HBA) (A4 poster, printers, social media) for Windsor and Maidenhead (2020)
• Feeling Trapped helplines poster (HBA) (A4 poster, printers, social media) for Bracknell Forest (2020)
• Helplines poster for Slough (2024) (social media, PDF)
• Helplines poster for Windsor and Maidenhead (2024) (social media, PDF)
• Helplines poster for Bracknell Forest (2024) (social media, PDF)
• Helplines poster Wokingham (2024) (social media, PDF)

West Berkshire

• Grandmother helplines poster (2017)
• Future helplines poster (A4 poster, printers, social media) (2018)
• Banners helplines poster (A4 poster, printers, social media) (2019)
• Lockdown helplines poster (HBA) (A4 poster, printers, social media) (2020)
• Feeling Trapped helplines poster (HBA) (A4 poster, printers, social media) (2020)
• Helplines poster West Berks (2024) (social media, PDF)
• Helplines poster Wokingham (2024) (social media, PDF)

Buckinghamshire

• Grandmother helplines poster (2017)
• Future helplines poster (A4 poster, printers, social media) (2018)
• Banners helplines poster (A4 poster, printers, social media) (2019)
• Lockdown helplines poster (HBA) (A4 poster, printers, social media) (2020)
• Feeling Trapped helplines poster (HBA) (A4 poster, printers, social media) (2020)
• Helplines poster (2024) (social media, PDF)

Oxfordshire

• Woman helplines poster (2015)
• Helplines poster– Men Speak Up! (2016)
• Grandmother helplines poster (2017)
• Future helplines poster (A4 poster, printers, social media) (2018)
• Banners helplines poster (A4 poster, printers, social media) (2019)
• Lockdown helplines poster (HBA) (A4 poster, printers, social media) (2020)
• Feeling Trapped helplines poster (HBA) (A4 poster, printers, social media) (2020)
• Helplines poster (2024) (social media, PDF)

Hampshire

• Feeling Trapped helplines poster (HBA) (A4 poster, printers, social media) (2020)

Articles by our Patron, Dr Brenda Kelly

• Should female genital cosmetic surgery and genital piercing be regarded ethically and legally as female genital mutilation? (25/01/2012)
• Mandatory submission of patient identifiable information to third parties: FGM now, what next? (30/09/2015)
• We need better data on FGM, not propaganda (31/07/2016)
• When The Law is Not Enough: International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM (06/02/2018)
• The narrative around FGM needs to move beyond prosecution (15/02/2018)
• FGM: Filling in the Health Messages (06/02/2019)
• “You like my toenails?” Caring for migrant pregnant women (18/12/2021)

Starting conversations about FGM

• Easy-Read FGM Leaflet
• A short guide to opening questions about FGM
• Let’s Talk about FGM, Oxford Against Cutting: Download PDF
• Let’s talk FGM, updates to the app December 2017
• “Developing an app to support sensitive enquiry and discussion about female genital mutilation” (April 2021)

Safeguarding

• ‘Protect our girls’ – podcast by Pain Concern about FGM
• National FGM Risk Assessment Tool
• FGM Safeguarding Pathway
• FGM Safeguarding and Risk Assessment guide for health professionals
• Position statement on female genital harm

Guidance

• The role of the GP and FGM – an infographic by Dr Sharon Dixon, our Trustee
• FGM and The Law – Presentation by Caroline Pinder, Researcher for 28 Too Many and Chair of Oxford Against Cutting
• The importance of language in reporting about FGM
• Seeking asylum on the grounds of FGM – advice provided by the Rights in Exile programme
• Statutory Multi-Agency Guidance on FGM April 2016
• Domestic abuse – advice provided by Reducing the Risk of Domestic Abuse
• Faith leaders guidance
• Infographic on the prevalence of FGM in Africa and the Middle East
• Serious Crime Act 2015 Factsheet – Female Genital Mutilation: Download PDF
• Oxford University Hospitals leaflet about FGM

Books and blogs

• A Lost Youth, by Abigal Muchecheti
• Research blogs by 28TooMany

Our annual reviews

• OAC Annual Review to 31 March 2018
• OAC Annual Review to 31 March 2019

New Bridges

Leaflets for:

• Girls
• Girls (with printer marks)
• Women
• Women (with printer marks)

 

Anti-FGM training handout – National