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Mariama Traoré, FGM victim: «The pain is always there»

The woman, originally from Guinea Conakry, suffered female genital mutilation at age four and did not understand its scope until adolescence.

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Mariama Traoré, 29, originally from Guinea Conakry, has shared her difficult testimony about the female genital mutilation (FGM) she suffered as a child, highlighting the persistent psychological wound.

Mariama Traoré was a victim of female genital mutilation (FGM) in 2002 in Guinea, when she was only four years old. This practice, part of a cultural tradition, also affected her two sisters that same day, leaving her with lasting physical and emotional scars.
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"The pain will always be mental, even if 25 years pass. I want to help them, because it is important to talk about this and for society to understand what is truly experienced."

Mariama Traoré · Victim and reference figure at the Valentes i Acompanyades association
Traoré explains that the lack of information from her mother meant she did not understand the severity of what had happened until she was 17, when she watched a documentary about FGM at a reception center. This revelation was "a bomb" that forced her to confront her reality.
After becoming aware, she began a long process of therapy and waited until she was 27 to undergo reconstructive surgery. In addition to FGM, Mariama had to fight against attempts at forced marriage during adolescence, which led her to leave home.
Currently, Mariama Traoré is a reference figure at the association Valentes i Acompanyades in Salt, where she helps other women who have suffered genital mutilation to overcome their traumas and understand that they are not alone.

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