KILIMANJARO: THE reduction of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Siha District, particularly in its pastoralist communities, ...

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is considered by the UN to be a ‘global concern’. International organisations routinely claim a 98% prevalence rate among the Somali population (UNICEF 2013). As a ...

FGM is any procedure which involves the partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or any other deliberate injury to the female genital organs. This procedure is explained within ...

If you were born or have lived in East Africa, or if you have visited Tanzania, Kenya, or Uganda, you may be familiar with the term Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). This practice, also known as ...

I was in a position of privilege with the ability to explain what had happened to us ... interviewer that I was a survivor not a victim of FGM because, having just turned 30 at the time, I wanted ...

In 2012 and in 2018, the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolutions urging the international community to intensify global efforts to eliminate female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) ...

Even as FGM in parts of Africa garners global headlines ... What is needed, they say, is to engage with the community to explain, medically, the numerous disadvantages to this practice ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Dr Ewelina U Ochab is a Forbes contributor, lawyer, and author. February 6 marks the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital ...

“That is how FGM is carried out in my community. Girls are taken to the forest only accompanied by women known to conduct the rites. And these are old women in their sixties,” she explaine ...

According to UNICEF, about four million girls and women in Kenya have undergone FGM; 21 percent of girls and women aged 15 to 49 have been subjected to the practice. Yet despite widespread efforts ...

They compiled data on the numbers to see how often FGM happened even with the act enforced. In addition, they examined statistics on prosecutions, convictions, and FGM prevalence since the Act's ...