Downing of the Knife

Through the sensitization and information campaigns, many former excisers were able to understand and acknowledge the negative implications of FGM. Consequently, supported by their communities, they volunteered and accepted to solemnly put down their knives and other instruments used, and to

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Child Marriage (CM)

In accordance with the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, ACERWC, child Marriage is defined as the legal marriage of boys and girls before the age of 18. It is a harmful practice which affects

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FGM

The WHO defines FGM as “all procedures involving partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons.” Types of Female Genital Mutilation• Type I refers to the partial or total

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UN Resolution

The IAC and its partners No Peace Without Justice (NPWJ) and La Palabre are at the origin of the UN General Assembly Resolution 67/146, supported by the African Union. After two years of advocacy toward African Heads of State, they proposed

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