PROJECT
Mid-term Evaluation of the UNICEF FGM/C Abandonment Program

As part of UNICEF's plan of action for contributing toward eliminating FGM/C in Egypt, UNICEF's FGM Abandonment Program (FGMAP) supports initiatives to prevent FGM/C at the subnational level in 40 communities in four governorates in Upper Egypt. The FGMAP uses the positive deviance approach, which focuses on individuals who deviate from conventional societal expectations to circumcise girls. The Population Council's evaluation examines the implementation and results of project activities. Specifically, the evaluation addresses issues of program relevance, effectiveness, and efficiency with the objective of improving the design and performance of future interventions.

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Location

Egypt

Duration

2006–2007

Population Council researcher

Ragui Assaad

Donors

UNICEF

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Offsite Links

• INTACT Network

• UNICEF Real Lives: "Giving up on FGM: Why a village midwife put down her scalpel" (full text)

• UNDP factsheet: "Female Genital Mutilation Free Village Model" (full text)

• UNDP press release: "The people of Nagie Abu Shawareb in Aswan say "No to FGM" (full text)

• UNDP press release: "A girl from Benban village in Aswan says “No” to female genital mutilation" (full text)

• World Health Organization: "Fact sheet no. 241: Female genital mutilation" (full text)

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