Colombia: female genital mutilation

6 August 2026

Praise God that Colombia recently made female genital mutilation (FGM) illegal – the first country in Latin America to do so. Mission partner Ann-Marie Wilson works with Orchid Project to end the harmful and needless practice in every country where it is still practised. Pray for the efforts of Ann-Marie and others to continue to impact leaders and decision-makers so that the practice can be eradicated in more countries around the world and for more girls to be spared.

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