Service Providers Workshop Series on FGM/C

Event Teaser: Join us in August for a free 4-day workshop series to be equipped with knowledge and skills for caring for women and girls in Canada living with or at risk of Female Genital Mutilation/ Cutting (FGM/C).

Description: Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is recognized internationally as a human rights violation and a form of gender-based violence. Over 200 million women and girls globally have undergone some form of FGM/C, and it is estimated that over 100 thousand reside in Canada.

Service providers play a key role in ensuring that women living with FGM/C receive the proper care that addresses their unique physical and mental health needs, but many are inadequately equipped to provide culturally appropriate, sensitive, respectful and dignified care.

This 4-part hybrid workshop series aims to strengthen health, social and community service providers’ knowledge about the practice and the provision of quality care to women and girls living with or at risk of FGM/C.

Workshop #1
Defining the practice of FGM/C with sensitivity
Date and Time: August 4, 2023 | 9:45 am to 12:30 pm (EST)
Location: 20 Grosvenor St, Toronto, ON M4Y 2V5 and online

Workshop #2
Understanding the challenges related to culturally competent and sensitive care
Date and Time: August 11, 2023 | 9:45 am to 12:30 pm (EST)
Location: 20 Grosvenor St, Toronto, ON M4Y 2V5 and online

Workshop #3
Incorporating trauma-informed principles in care practice
Date and Time: August 18, 2023 | 9:45 am to 12:30 pm (EST)
Location: 20 Grosvenor St, Toronto, ON M4Y 2V5 and online

Workshop # 4
Gynecological and obstetrical care of women living with FGM/C
Date and Time: August 25, 2023 | 9:45 am to 12:30 pm (EST)
Location: 2 Carlton St. Suite 500, Toronto, ON M5B 1J3 and online