Medicalization of Female Genital Mutilation
The World Health Organization defines the āmedicalizationā of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) as any situation in which FGM/C is practiced by any category of health professionals, whether in a public or a private clinic, at home or elsewhere, at any point in a female’s life. Although the practice is internationally considered harmful, it is increasingly being […]
Changing Cultural Beliefs On Female Genital Mutilation
Female Genital Mutilation is associated with cultural ideologies that are wrapped around concepts of femininity and modesty. These concepts include the notion that girls are clean and beautiful after the removal of body parts that are considered unclean, unfeminine or male. Some people believe that the practice of Female Genital Mutilation has religious support, although […]
HACEY HEALTH INITIATIVE LAUNCHES FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION (FGM) REPORT AND VIDEO DOCUMENTARY
To commemorate the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women observed every November 25th, HACEY Health Initiative, through its StopCut project hosted a conference https://youtu.be/Lqtb2pHq-lk to launch a report on FGM laws, research on the knowledge, prevalence, and contributory factors of FGM alongside a video documentary. The project launched a report […]
HACEY TO HOST STOPCUT END FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION (FGM) CONFERENCE
At least 200 million women and girls in 31 countries around the world are living with the results of the dangerous practice of female genital mutilation (FGM), according to a report by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund. The practice is recognized internationally as a violation of the human rights of girls and women. Female Genital […]
The StopCut Project: Why We want to End Female Genital Mutilation.
If FGM practices continue at recent levels, 68 million girls will be cut between 2015 and 2030 in 25 countries where Female Genital Mutilation is routinely practised and more recent data are available ā UNFPA, 2020. Female Genital Mutilation is the partial or complete removal of the external female genitalia for no medical or religious […]
Female Genital Mutilation: HACEY Pays Visit To Ekiti State Commissioner For Education
HACEY Health Initiative has paid an advocacy visit to the Ekiti State Commissioner for Education to obtain the continuous support of the Ministry to facilitate smooth sensitization activities in schools by members of the Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) alliance. The advocacy visit was made by members of staff of the organization recently in Ekiti. In […]