This document presents the efforts of the international community to eliminate the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Egypt. The procedure is perceived as a violation of fundamental human rights and as such efforts have been made to raise awareness of its harms, illegalize it and create effective interventions to eliminate it (Shell-Duncan, 2008). The paper focuses on the issue of FGM in Egypt as Egypt shows a high rate of women who have undergone the procedure (Boyle, Songora & Foss, 2001). Once risk factors and possible problems have been identified, a locally based solution is suggested as an appropriate and effective intervention. The case of Egypt highlights a controversial issue between cultural values ​​and universal values ​​and the case of Western influence and domination over other cultures. This controversy influences how the problem is approached: dictate Western values ​​or work with local community values, blaming or empowering, working top-down or bottom-up? The paper will offer some conclusions that should be drawn from the successful experience of Tostan in Senegal and the FGM-free village model in Egypt, as a basis for successful strategies to eliminate the FGM procedure (Barsoum, Rifaat, El-Gibaly, Elwan , & Forcier, 2009; Easton, Monkman & Miles, 2003). The Problem and Risk Factors According to the 2012-2013 UNFPA-UNICEF report, 125 million women living today have been circumcised in more than 30 countries (Chambel, Belbase & Roberts, 2013). . Approximately 3 million girls are at risk of undergoing FGM each year (Chambel, et al, 2013). Egypt shows a high rate of 97% of women who have already undergone the procedure, which is performed on girls between the ages of 4 and 15, and in some cultures even at... middle of paper... which is identified with the Western world and should be used with extreme sensitivity when applied to other cultures and their traditions. However, as an international community we have an obligation to follow our moral compass when examining practices that go against values, such as FGM. The United Nations and other leading organizations should be aware of the strategies they choose and strengthen the relationship between their frame of reference and the individual cognition of the targeted population (Boyle & Carbone-Lopez, 2006). The FGM Free Village project is a successful example of a conscious and comprehensive intervention, both at a national and local level, that embraces this relationship. To make real change, a social worker must be culturally competent and “meet the client where they are,” be it an individual or a completely different nation.