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Aja Babung Sidibeh used to make her living performing female genital mutilation (FGM). When she found out about the harm it causes to girls and women, she not only stopped doing it – she started a one-woman campaign, walking throughout the Gambia, to persuade others to abandon the practice. Learn more about Aja's work to end FGM.

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