This is one of the 14 Spotlights on Progress that took place at the Girl Summit 2014 in London on 22nd July. The Spotlights on Progress aimed to spark conversations and share best practice between practitioners from around the world, between grassroots activists and ministers, and across the issues of FGM and child, early and forced marriage.

We know community-led social change is an effective, long-term strategy to promote abandonment of FGM and child, early and forced marriage. Reaching millions of people will be a key element of success in the global movement to end the practices and change the futures of as many girls. Yet the intensity, cost and technique of community-led social change present important challenges. Experiences in taking what worked with hundreds in one setting and scaling it up to entire districts and nations is presented in this Spotlight. Participants bring their ideas and get advice from practitioners who have done it.

Footage of the other Spotlights on Progress is available here on DFID’s YouTube channel; videos of the Girl Summit plenary sessions can be viewed here: http://www.girlsummit2014.org/Commitment/Show

The speakers, in order of appearance, are:
Sonali Khan Vice President, Breakthrough
Adama Ndiaye Secretary-General of the Ministry of the Family, Women and Children, Government of Senegal
Dr Ben Cislaghi Director of Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning, Tostan
Dr Annabel Erulkar Director, Population Council Ethiopia
Ato Haileleul Seyoum Director of Women and Youth Mobilization and Participation Enhancement, Ministry of Women, Children and Youth Affairs, Government of Ethiopia
Hekate Papadaki Grants and Development Manager, Rosa Fund

The session was chaired by Rajesh Mirchandani World Affairs Correspondent and Anchor, BBC News.