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FRONTIERS
Research Projects in Sub-Saharan Africa
on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
Interregional
Regional
- Technical Assistance to CARE International for Testing Interventions to Eliminate Female Genital Cutting (FGC) (completed)
- Technical Assistance to the Interagency Working Group Seeking to Reduce Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (completed)
Burkina Faso
- Is Female Genital Cutting (FGC) Declining in Burkina Faso? An Assessment of the Evidence (completed)
- Testing a Community-based Education Program to Improve Women’s Reproductive Health and Eradicate Female Genital Cutting (FGC) (completed)
Guinea
- Technical Assistance to Organizations Seeking to Reduce Female Genital Cutting (FGC) in Guinea (completed)
- Managing and Preventing Female Genital Cutting (FGC) Among the Somali Community in Kenya (ongoing)
- Technical Cooperation with the Ministry of Health (MOH)/German Agency for Technical Co-operation (GTZ) Anti-Female Genital Cutting (FGC) Project in Kenya (ongoing)
- The Female Genital Cutting (FGC) Alternative Rite Intervention: A Case Study of the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH)/Maendeleo Ya Wanawake (MYWO) Project in Kenya (completed)
- Understanding the Meaning of Female Genital Cutting (FGC) and Medicalization of the Practice in the Abagusii Community (completed)
- Understanding the Practice of Female Genital Cutting (FGC) Among the Somali and Management of Its Complications (completed)
Senegal
- Evaluation of a Community-based Education Program to Improve Women’s Reproductive Health and Eradicate Female Genital Cutting (FGC) (completed)
- Evaluation of the Long-Term Impact of the Tostan Program on the Abandonment of FGC and Early Marriage (completed)
Copies of conference reports, summaries, program briefs, and research updates are available free of charge. Contact frontiers@popcouncil.org. FRONTIERS publications are also available on the USAID/DEC Web site, www.dec.org.
See Also
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Population Council Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
Offsite Link
- INTACT Network (a Population Council initiative to enhance communications and research utilization in the FGC field.)
For more information contact:
Frontiers in Reproductive Health (FRONTIERS)
Population Council
4301 Connecticut Ave. N.W., Suite 280
Washington, DC 20008 USA
Telephone: +1 202 237 9400
Facsimile: +1 202 237 8410
E-mail:
frontiers@popcouncil.org
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Video interview with Maryam Sheikh Abdi about FGM/C, including her experience of undergoing FGM/C and field stories from her work among the Somali community of Kenya (here) 6 February 2008 was the fifth anniversary of International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Cutting. FRONTIERS hosted a symposium to share strategies on reducing the prevalence and dealing with the consequences of this harmful traditional practice (more). Council research was cited in a New York Times article about FGC in Indonesia. (offsite link) To receive announcements by e-mail, sign up here. |
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“Analysis of the evolution of the practice of female genital mutilation/cutting in Burkina Faso" (2008) (PDF) “Evaluation of the long-term impact of the TOSTAN programme on the abandonment of FGM/C and early marriage: Results from a qualitative study in Senegal" (2008) (PDF) "Senegal: Education and public declarations contribute to Tostan’s success" (2008) (full text) |