How do we engage a generation that has grown up online in conversations about FGM/C?

In this special collaboration with the End FGM European Network, Patricia Mars is joined by Bassmala Morkaz to discuss The Purple Chair, a youth-led series created to break the silence around FGM and other issues affecting women and girls.

Together, they explore how digital media can help make difficult conversations more accessible, why youth voices matter in advocacy and what it takes to transform awareness into engagement.

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In this episode of Changing Narratives, host Patricia Mars is joined by Leandra Becerra, Legal Advisor and Advocacy Programmes for Latin America and the Caribbean with Equality Now, representing the Americas Alliance. Together, they explore how FGM/C is understood and addressed in Colombia and across the Americas and why these perspectives are critical to reshaping the global narrative.

This conversation examines what true community ownership looks like in legal and advocacy efforts and how Indigenous communities are leading change in ways that challenge dominant frameworks. Leandra also reflects on the importance of bringing global attention to FGM/C in the region without reinforcing harmful stereotypes or "othering" the very communities most affected.

Looking ahead, the episode explores the long-term vision of the Americas Alliance: what meaningful collaboration could look like and what success might mean in the years to come.

This is a conversation about expanding the lens, shifting power and rethinking what it means to end FGM/C globally.

In this episode of Changing Narratives, we shine a spotlight on the DMV Coalition and a historic milestone: the passage of Washington, D.C.'s law to end FGM/C a year ago.

Joining Patricia Mars are Angela Peabody, Founder and President of Global Woman P.E.A.C.E. Foundation, and Dr. Karen McDonnell, Associate Professor at GW Milken Institute School of Public Health. Together, they share how the DMV Coalition came together, what made this advocacy effort successful and why this moment matters for survivors, communities and the broader movement to end FGM/C.

From the Coalition's beginnings to the ripple effects across Maryland, Virginia, and beyond, this conversation highlights the power of collaboration and the importance of keeping momentum alive.

Linktree to the coalition is here.

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