No More Whispers

Female Genital Mutilation is the partial or total removal of female external genitalia for non-medical reasons. It’s also known as female circumcision, cutting or sunna. Religious, social or cultural reasons are sometimes given for FGM. However, FGM is child abuse. It’s a violation of human rights. It’s dangerous, and it’s ILLEGAL.

No More Whispers is Arc’s initiative designed to support the movement to end FGM within a generation. The programme uses participative, live performance plus multi-media film, PowerPoint presentation and sensitive discussion to raise awareness of the issues surrounding FGM, helping students and adults explore the practice and its consequences within the context of human rights and Violence Against Women and Girls.

Arc’s No More Whispers interactive Forum Theatre workshops are a compelling engagement tool, delivered by our highly-skilled facilitator and trained, professional actors who tell the story of three students exploring which Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education issue to use as the focus of their social media campaign. The audience must interact with the characters so that they can investigate FGM, learn about the subject, why it happens, how it affects women, and help them reach a positive conclusion. The programme also highlights local and national support services and organisations and how to support victims, survivors and those at risk.

An accompanying or stand-alone 60-minute INSET session which complements safeguarding, welfare and CPD training is also available for teams of school staff (both teaching and non-teaching), carers, educationalists, support workers and health services, which can be delivered either online or in-person.

If you’d like to talk to us about how to engage your audience on issues that really matter, please contact nita@arctheatre.com or call 07483 342158.

Themes

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) awareness, sexual abuse, Violence Against Women and Girls

Age

11+ (KS3 Secondary Years 7 and over)

Adults

Sessions

Up to two 60-minute workshops in the same school/venue per day, for up to 120 young people/adults per session

Cost

£1,200 plus VAT per day (block bookings of four or more days discounted)

Available to

Individual schools, colleges, youth centres, Local Education Authorities, Safer Neighbourhood Boards, Community Safety Teams, Borough/Council and Government Departments, Health Departments and Women’s Organisations, Local Community Organisations, Corporate Social Responsibility Teams and Charities in London, the southeast and across the UK