Waris Dirie Foundation

Waris Dirie Foundation Community brings FGM to Davos

Youtube and the World Economic Forum in Davos have started a competition in which young speakers from all over the world couldparticipate with a video speech on a chosen topic. The winner, who was voted by the Youtube Community will present his topic at the World Economic Forum in Davos next week. With the support of the Waris Dirie Foundation Community, Julia Lalla-Maharajh was able to win the contest. On January 30th, she will discuss with Prof Muhammed Yunus (Nobel Prize Winner), Ann Venemann (Unicef Executive Director) und Dr. Margaret Chanh (Director General of the WHO) on the topic of FGM.

You can find more information on Julia and her campaign here and here.

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