On International Women's Day, nearly 100 people on Tuesday took a pledge not to subject their daughters to the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) prevalent in their community.

The pledge, launched on Change.org by a group of FGM survivors, seeks girls and women not to be subjected to genital mutilation. It also seeks "not to impose physical and psychological harm on a daughter so that she can be a strong, contributing member of the community, and of the world".