• FGM has affected 200 million girls and women who are alive today

• Every 11 seconds, somewhere in the world a girl is being cut

• Each year, approximately 4 million girls are at risk of undergoing FGM

• At the present rate, 68 million girls worldwide will be subject to FGM by 2030

• Most girls are cut between the ages of six months and 15 years of age

• 500,000+ women and girls have been cut in the United States!