Our Programs

Global Woman P.E.A.C.E. Foundation is a 501c3 charitable organization. Our programs prevent FGM through education and advocacy, and support the physical, psychological, and emotional rehabilitation of survivors of FGM. Learn more about our programs. We greatly appreciate your support. Donations are tax-deductible in the United States.

Rehabiltation

GWPF helps to rehabilitate FGM survivors through psychological counseling, vaginal restorative surgery, and physical therapy along with asylum applications, legal representation, resume compilation, cover letter, personal reference, relocation, and job-hunting. We have an outstanding success rate with this program.

• Support Group: Our support group for FGM survivors meets monthly online, under the guidance of a licensed psychologist. This program provides group and individual counseling. Please contact us if you would like to participate.

• Vaginal Restorative Surgery: The restorative surgery is the restoration of the clitoris and labia. The surgery eliminates the daily pain and discomfort caused by FGM. It removes any existing keloids and abscess. It gives relief to the survivor after a lifetime of pain. We currently have a waiting list for the surgery, and each surgery costs us approximately $2000. Please support this program to help GWPF give physical to our survivors.

prevention

The Prevention Program includes the Lisa C. Bruch Scholarship Fund, the Donald A. Strong Scholarship Fund and the Sanitary Pads Campaign. This program trains law enforcement and educators to recognize at-risk girls and women and take appropriate action to protect them against FGM and hold responsible parties accountable.

Felicia, a scholarship recipient in Liberia.

Felicia, a scholarship recipient in Liberia.

  • The Lisa C. Bruch Scholarship Fund: Education is an effective means of fighting FGM. Named in memory of the late board member Lisa C. Bruch, who passed away on December 18, 2018, the fund enables GWPF to help keep girls in school in Liberia. This fund covers the girls’ annual tuition of $100 each, including books and supplies. Please support this fund and help us keep girls in school in Liberia, West Africa.

  • The Donald A. Strong Scholarship Fund: Educating boys at an early age about FGM is an effective way toward ending the practice of FGM. Named in memory of the late Donald A. Strong, who passed away in late October 2021, this fund enables GWPF to educate boys at the Julie E. Taitt School in Liberia. This fund covers the boys’ annual tuition of $100 U.S. each, including books and supplies. Please support this fund and help us educate the future fathers, husbands, and leaders.

  • The Sanitary Pads Campaign: Some girls in certain African countries do not have access to sanitary napkins, or if they do, their parents cannot afford to purchase them. As a result, those girls miss school every month when they have their periods. Therefore, GWPF seeks donated sanitary pads so we can distribute them to girls in need in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. GWPF aims to ship at least 1000 pads to each country annually. We have identified a school in each country to distribute pads to girls in dire need.

  • Training for Prevention: This program trains law enforcement and educators to recognize at-risk girls and young women, and take appropriate action to protect them against FGM, and hold responsible parties accountable.