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COMBAT squads Ghana. Photo: Nana Kofi Acquah/ActionAid

Women wearing the handmaiden's uniform. Photo credit: Daniel X. O'Neil, Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0) . Photo: Daniel X. O'Neil

Abigail, 14, and Purity, 13, are childhood friends. Abigail escaped FGM and and found sanctuary at the ActionAid-supported Kongolai Girls School. She helped Purity to flee when her turn to be cut came. . Photo: Ashley Hamer /ActionAid

Women-only groups can make a huge difference to the lives of women and girls in poverty. Photo: ActionAid

Jessie J shares her embarrassing period story. Photo: Jessie J

1 in 4 women in the UK don't understand their menstrual cycle. Photo: ActionAid