Talk about it! Empowerment and Female Genital Mutilation_Cutting

3 Introduction „Knowledge is power - the power to be in control of one‘s own life and to create it after one‘s own perceptions.“ Hello and a hearty welcome to Talk About It! This brochure shall provide and broaden knowledge, be fun, encourage you to stand up for yourself and claim your rights. Whether in life generally, at the doctor‘s or in a relationship. It was designed by incredible women with different migration histories. Thus, it includes different perspectives, thoughts and knowledge provided by different women as well as experienced counsellors of AWO Beratungs- zentrum Lore-Agnes Haus, that have heard many life stories of various females. Not all information in this brochure is suitable for everybody. Maybe you can identify with some Ideas and stories, or you have different experiences. Nevertheless, we hope that by reading you will gain knowledge and therefore, power over your own life – plus inspiration. Enjoy reading! Almaz, Binta, Grace, Lina, Meral, Svenja, Vivienne and Yasemin