by LP | Jul 27, 2020 | CROSS-BORDER FGM
CROSS-BORDER FGM What can be done to tackle Cross Border FGM At a national level Tighten national legislations around cross-border FGM and so that those who participate in any action that results in women and girls being moved between countries to be cut are...
by LP | Jul 27, 2020 | CROSS-BORDER FGM
CROSS-BORDER FGM Working with Iranian and Iraqi Kurds A member from WADI shared a special case on how Iraqi activists are penetrating Iran and pushing for an end to FGM: “We have a special cross-border situation between Iraq and Iran, whereby on both sides of...
by LP | Jul 27, 2020 | CROSS-BORDER FGM
CROSS-BORDER FGM The situation in specific countries Focus on Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Somalia Five countries, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Somalia, account for almost a quarter of the 200 million women and girls worldwide who have...
by LP | Jul 27, 2020 | CROSS-BORDER FGM
CROSS-BORDER FGM Lessons learnt from the discussion What to take from our member’s contributions? The main ideas emitted by the members during the discussion on Cross-border FGMs: Reconsider and question the notion of border. Several members emphasized...
by LP | Jul 27, 2020 | CROSS-BORDER FGM
CROSS-BORDER FGM Focus on cross-border FGM in Burkina Faso and Mali Josephine Wouango, anthropologist, has shared her knowledge and the first conclusions drawn from her research on cross-border FGM between Burkina Faso and Mali. Josephine Wouango is a...
by LP | Jul 27, 2020 | CROSS-BORDER FGM
CROSS-BORDER FGM Importance of cultural and family connections Due to it’s clandestine nature, cross-border FGM raises questions about the existence of the networks supporting it. Evidence from Burkina Faso and neighboring countries suggests that officials, at...
