MARA, Dec. 30 -- IN villages across Tarime District in the Mara region of Tanzania, a quiet but powerful transformation is taking root—one led by women, girls, and community champions who are breaking longheld silences around Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).

Once considered an unavoidable rite of passage, FGM is increasingly being challenged by those who have lived through its pain and are determined to ensure the next generation grows up free from harm.

At the forefront of this transformation is the UNFPA–Novo Nordisk partnership, which is empowering survivors, strengthening and mobilizing community structures, and working with local leaders to advance the abandonment of FGM.

Through this support, villages in Mara are expe...