Archives: Survivor Stories

P’s story

P is originally from the Sudan. She moved to the UK in December 1990. She was cut herself. This narrative

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B’s Story

I am from Gambia, from the Serahule or Soninki tribe. I was in America when I went for a holiday

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T’s Story

T’s Story I grew up in the Gambia and I didn’t know I had been through circumcision. I was between

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L’s Story

I am from Gambia. Both my parents and my husband are from the Fulani tribe. I can’t remember exactly what

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R’s Story

I am from Gambia. Both my parents are from the Fula tribe. My Grandmum decided I should have circumcision. I

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N’s story

I am from Gambia and from the Mandinka tribe. I am married to a Gambian man from the same tribe.

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M’s story

They did my circumcision when I was 3 months old. In Gambia there are lots of different tribes and they

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D’s Story

I’m 21 years old and was born in Somaliland. My mother and father are from Somaliland. When I was 7

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G’s Story

In early days during white man’s rule in Kenya, Christianity had taken root in the country where there were changes

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Y’s Story

I’m 18 years old and from the north-east part of Nigeria. FGM is not prevalent there and only a small

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