by LP | Oct 29, 2020 | Conversion of cutters, Interviews
“Our method has met little resistance in Sierra Leone” RUGIATU NENEH TURAY, DIRECTOR OF AMAZONIAN INITIATIVE MOVEMENT Rugiatu was an expert in the discussion on Conversion of traditional cutters as a strategy to end FGM. She shared her experience...
by LP | Oct 29, 2020 | Conversion of cutters
Reconversion d’exciseuses Difficulties in working with traditional cutters Identifying the traditional FGM practitioners Members shared the difficulties they have encountered when working with the people who practice FGM and engaging them in the work against...
by LP | Oct 29, 2020 | Conversion of cutters
Conversion of cutters Conversion of cutters is not a “stand-alone strategy” During the discussion, there seemed to be a general consensus within the CoP FGM that the conversion of cutters is not a strategy that would work in isolation, but instead would be...
by LP | Oct 29, 2020 | Conversion of cutters
Conversion of cutters Critical voices against conversion as a strategy to end FGM Many critiques that have been raised in literature against the conversion of cutters as a strategy to end FGM. Some of the main ones are: The main motives of traditional...
by LP | Oct 29, 2020 | Conversion of cutters
Conversion of cutters Positive experiences of the strategy Our expert for this discussion, Rugiatu Turay, is the founder and director of Amazonian Initiative Movement (AIM), a Sierra Leonean grass-roots organization which puts the traditional cutters at the...
