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Molly Melching on RadioWest: Empathy & Social Change

Across Africa, some 92 million women and girls have undergone female genital cutting. It comes with serious health risks like bleeding, infections, and even death. Women’s rights activist Molly Melching says it’s understandable to be outraged, but you can’t simply tell people to abandon a deeply embedded cultural practice. Melching is founder of a non-profit called Tostan, which doesn’t “fight” FCG, but educates a community about what’s happening to their girls. Melching is in Utah, and joins Doug to discuss the crucial role of empathy in effecting change. Listen to the broadcast here >>

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Monday, September 29th at 6:30 p.m., Molly Melching will speak about her work at The City Library [map]. It's this year's Anne and Sandy Dolowitz Lecture in Human Rights presented by the University of Utah's College of Humanities. Following her lecture, she'll be on hand to sign copies of the book However Long the Night: Molly Melching's Journey to Help Millions of African Women and Girls Triumph (written by Aimee Molloy) [Indiebound|Amazon]

 

Last Updated: 6/1/21