The Youtube Davos Debates - The winner's journey

[MUSIC PLAYING] JULIA LALLA-MAHARAJH: Last year, I volunteered in Ethiopia. And one of the things I saw there, female genital mutilation, has completely changed the path of my life. I realized I couldn't look away from this urgent issue. So I came back to London and volunteered with an organization. And a friend sent me a link to the YouTube Debates saying someone with a urgent human rights cause had to go to Davos. And I thought, this is got to be it. So why send me to Davos? Because I want to ask those innovative and intrepid world leaders to put their hearts and minds and power behind ending FGM. I've just found out that I am going to Davos. Since I won, I've been doing a video diary every day and really just trying to raise awareness of the basics of this very complex issue. So what is FGF? It's very simply the removal of a girl's external genitals, the ***, the ***, and in severe cases, the wound that's left is sewn up, so there's only a tiny hole left. I'm just pleased the day is here, actually, because it's been a lot of prep to get to this point. It's night one in Davos and as you can see, it's absolutely beautiful. My belief is that issues like this can't stay on the margins, that they really have to be debated at the highest levels. [MUSIC PLAYING] BILL CLINTON: I'll follow up. Bless you. JULIA LALLA-MAHARAJH: I'm really delighted I entered this competition. Who would have thought ten days later I would go from my kitchen table to Davos? But let's not be complacent. This is just a few days at Davos. There's so much more to be done. There's still 3 million girls a year being cut. So what can we do together today to help do something about this? [MUSIC PLAYING]