My Calendar
Week of Feb 10th
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International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
06/02/2024
Today is the International Day for Zero Tolerance against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).
FGM is the partial or total removal of female genitalia or other injury to the female genitalia for non medical reasons.
In Africa alone, 100-140 million girls have undergone FGM within the 28 countries that practice FGM and about 3 million are at risk of undergoing the cut each year.
Here's a 57 second video just to get us thinking about this issue.
CLICK HERE for a video (5:32) of a UNICEF project relating to this.
A PRAYER FOR TODAY
Loving God,
we hold before you all who are living with the consequences of FGM.
We pray for those working to dispel ignorance about this issue and that the truth be known.
We pray especially for community leaders -
that they take the side of young girls facing the prospect of FGM
and that they will lead their communities to greater understanding
so that this practice might be eradicated.
We pray this in your Holy Name. AMEN
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World Pulses Day World Pulses Day
10/02/2024
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International Day of Women and Girls in Science International Day of Women and Girls in Science
11/02/2024
A Prayer for Today (available here as a 1:00 video)
Loving God, we thank you for the discoveries already made by women in science
which have contributed so much to our understanding of the universe.
We give thanks for these inspirational women who were strong enough
to break through the barriers placed in front of them
by society's expectations at the time.
Help us to break through any barriers which might prevent us
from being the best we can be.
We ask this in your Holy Name. AMEN