FRONTIERS PROJECT
Technical Assistance to the Interagency Working Group Seeking to Reduce Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting

This project, built on the FRONTIERS program’s extensive experience with initiatives supporting the abandonment of female genital mutilation and cutting (FGM/C), sought to help develop a comprehensive program of interventions against FGM/C and other harmful traditional practices. FRONTIERS provided technical assistance to member organizations of the Interagency Working Group on FGM/C (including UNICEF, WHO, UNFPA, and the Inter-African Committee on Traditional Practices) to increase the effectiveness of strategies to reduce the practice and to promote the use of research findings in the development of strategies. The project also conducted capacity building for organizations working on FGM/C, especially capacity for monitoring and evaluation of interventions, and assistance in networking and awareness-building to increase the visibility of FGM/C at the national, regional, and international levels
 

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Location

Africa

Duration

February 2007–February 2008

Population Council researcher

Nafissatou Diop

Donor

US Agency for International Development

Publications/Resources
Council researchers' names appear in boldface type. 

2008
Diop, Nafissatou J. "Technical assistance to the interagency coordination group seeking to reduce female genital mutilation/cutting,” FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF, 184 KB)

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See Also

• Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting

• Africa

• Technical Assistance/Institution Building

• FRONTIERS Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting

• FRONTIERS Sub-saharan Africa Regional

• FRONTIERS Technical Assistance/Institution Building

Offsite Link

• INTACT Network (a Population Council initiative to enhance communications and research utilization in the FGC field.)

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