After Kilimanjaro

• More than 200 million women and girls around the world have been subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM). • Interest in volunteering abroad is booming. In recent years, approximately 1.6 million people “gave back” abroad annually, and medical outreach is especially popular. • Tales of strong women physicians is an untapped market. 19% of practicing surgeons in the US are female, and women currently make up nearly half of the residents in surgery training programs. • Women's fiction comprises approximately 60% of adult popular fiction paperbacks. AUDIENCE: • People who are interested in volunteer tourism, particularly millennials. • People who are interested in women’s health issues • Supporters of the #MeToo movement • People who are interested in African life and culture • People who enjoy reading a good love story