Warie Dirie Foundation

SpectrumWomen highlights the work of Warie Dirie's Foundation and its efforts to make female genital mutilation a thing of the past. She makes the point that "...Female Genital Mutilation has nothing to do with culture, tradition or religion. It is a torture and a crime, which needs to be fought against...".The establishment of foundations by diaspora Africans is a welcome trend. The building of institutions can be a dedicated effort that can take generations, foundations can be seen as an integral building block to these ultimate goals.