October 2016 – Candlelight for Environment Education & Health

Community Education on FGM

Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a range of procedures which involve ‘the partial or complete removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs whether for cultural or any other non-therapeutic reason’. The majority of Somalis practice […]

Engaging Religious Leaders towards Ending FGM

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a violation of human rights of women and girls. The convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women and girls and the convention on the rights of the child called on states parties to eliminate harmful traditional practices, and the African union […]