Letters: what is participation if it doesn't put communities centre stage?

The article by Naana Otoo-Oyortey "Where were the grassroots voices at the Girl Summit?" on Wednesday 30 July, strikes a poignant note when we also consider that the scale of female genital mutilation (FGM) means that current funding is unlikely to do much more than scratch the surface, unless there is support on a large scale inside communities.