62 Search Results Found For : "FGM"



Project: PACE: Policy, Advocacy, and Communication Enhanced for Population and Reproductive Health

Short Videos Highlight Important FGM/C Data

(2017) The videos aim to expand understanding of key data issues in FGM/C research, including the importance of looking beyond national prevalence to identify hotspots or areas within a country where FGM/C is widely practiced, analyzing change over time by comparing older and younger cohorts rather than changes in overall prevalence, and understanding the various questions and data gaps that are raised by newly available data in Indonesia.

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Project: Evidence to End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting

FGM/C and Its Health Consequences: Implications for Policy, Advocacy, and Investment

This web feature offers a clear understanding of the health effects of FGM/C to provide direction for future investment by donors, highlight important knowledge gaps for further research, help medical professionals identify and manage complications, and strengthen advocates’ messages.

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Project: Evidence to End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting

Fighting FGM/C Through Social Marketing

The video highlights how the four P’s—product, price, place, and promotion—can be used to design a high-quality FGM/C campaign.

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Project: Evidence to End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting

Reflections From Five Years of Research on FGM/C

From 2015 to 2019, the African-led consortium developed innovative research methods and uncovered new evidence about the practice and how it is changing—focusing on families and communities, and health and legal systems—in eight countries: Burkina Faso, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, and Sudan.

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Project: Evidence to End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting

FGM/C Digital Data Visualization Toolkit

The series offers an introduction to data visualizations to help researchers better communicate FGM/C findings to key policy and program audiences. It covers strategies on how to present data, basic design concepts, and tools that can help improve workflow.

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Zero Tolerance to FGM/C: A Day for Reflection

(2014) Feb. 6, the International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C), holds a special place in my heart because FGM/C is the first issue I worked on when I began my career in global health.

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Project: Evidence to End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting

Report. Reflections From Five Years of Research on FGM/C

From 2015 to 2019, the African-led consortium developed innovative research methods and uncovered new evidence about the practice and how it is changing—focusing on families and communities, and health and legal systems—in eight countries: Burkina Faso, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, and Sudan.

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Providing Education and Combating FGM/C in Rural Kenya

(2011) Kakenya Ntaiya was born in a rural village in southern Kenya, one of eight children. When she was 5 years old, her parents arranged an engagement to a local boy. She was to be circumcised before becoming a teenager to signify the end of her education and the start of married life. I

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Women and Girls at Risk of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in the United States

(2016) Although FGM/C is most prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa, global migration patterns have increased the risk of FGM/C among women and girls living in developed countries, including the United States, according to PRB analysis published February 2015.

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