In Tanzania, film is a powerful tool to end FGM

In Tanzania and Canada, activists are promoting awareness of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) through screenings of In the Name of Your Daughter, a film about Tanzanian girls who run away from home to escape FGM.

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Last Updated April 17, 2026, 18:59 (UTC)
Created April 17, 2026, 18:59 (UTC)
contact_email RDW@international.gc.ca
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open_canada_date_published 2018-09-18 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords {"en": ["Stories", "Global Affairs Canada", "development", "trade", "foreign policy", "Tanzania", "FGM", "Women and girls", "Gender equality"], "fr": ["Histories", "Affaires mondiales Canada", "développement", "de commerce", "politique étrangère", "Tanzanie", "MGF", "Femmes et filles", "Égalité des genres"]}
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title_fr En Tanzanie, les films sont un outil puissant pour mettre fin à la MGF
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