The first ever African continental summit which aims to end Female Genital Mutilation and Child Marriage, has started in the Senegalese Capital Dakar.
The three-day forum which began yesterday 16th June 2019, is organised by Save Hands for Girls, a local Gambian NGO in collaboration with the governments of Senegalese and Gambia. The theme of the forum is: "Reinforcing the bridge between Africa and the rest of the world to promote an accelerated implementation of zero tolerance policy on FGM/C and Child Marriages. A major focus for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)".
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