If you are reaching out for assistance, here are a list of resources you can refer to:

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New York City 

•Sanctuary for Families – legal/ counseling / social services (https://sanctuaryforfamilies.org/)

•African Services – legal services (http://www.africanservices.org/)

•Weill Cornell Clinic for Human Rights – asylum exams/ medical services / social service referrals (https://humanrights.weill.cornell.edu/)

•Mount Sinai Human Rights Program – asylum exams/ medical services / social service referrals (https://mountsinaihumanrights.org/)

•Columbia Human Rights Initiative -- asylum exams/ medical services / social service referrals (http://psclub.columbia.edu/clubs-organizations/human-rights-initiative)

•Women's Holistic Health Initiative–medical care for women affected by FGM/C

Harlem United/URAM, The Nest Community Health Center–medical services

Deborah Ottenheimer, MD, gynecologist (646)-762-4950

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National

•Physicians for Human Rights – coordinates legal and medical assistance (http://physiciansforhumanrights.org/)

•HealthRight International - coordinates legal and medical assistance (https://healthright.org/) 

•Catholic Charities USA– legal / social services (https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/)

•North American Society for Refugee Health – medical (http://nasrhp.org/)

•Equality Now – advocacy/ local resource referral (https://www.equalitynow.org/?locale=en)

•Safe Hands for Girls – advocacy / local resource referral (https://www.safehandsforgirls.org/)

•Forma- counseling/ advocacy/ community outreach