Former Ugandan circumciser says she will never go back to performing FGM
For decades, Turutea Chelangat was one of the most famous circumcisers in the village of Kaworyo, in eastern Uganda. She cannot remember the how many girls she performed female genital mutilation (FGM) on. “There were very many,” she said.
Dropping the knife: One woman joins the fight for women’s rights in the Gambia
For years, Aja Babung Sidibeh would gathered girls together in the Central River Region of the Gambia and prepared them to take part in an initiation rite. The girls would come stay with her until a circumciser arrived to cut them – a practice known as female genital mutilation (FGM).
In Colombia, efforts to end FGM are empowering women to be leaders
Solany Zapata first heard about female genital mutilation (FGM) when she gave birth to her daughter. Her mother-in-law insisted she had to cut her newborn’s clitoris. Shocked, Ms. Zapata refused.
The H4+ Partnership: Joint support to improve women’s and children’s health, Progress report 2014
<p style="font-size: medium;">The H4+ Annual Progress Report looks at the activities of the H4+ partnership at the global level, and implementation of work by country teams around the world, during the 2014 calendar year.</p><p style="font-size: medium;">This information was gathered via surveys, which were sent to 75 countries where more than 95 per cent of all maternal and child deaths occur. Sixty-two countries responded to the questionnaire. The findings show that major changes are happening with the collaboration of national governments, partner organizations and the H4+ partnership</p>
The H4+ Partnership: Joint country support to improve women’s and children’s health, Progress report 2012
<p style="font-size: medium;">H4+ is an initiative of collective leadership and a collaborative effort by six agencies within the United Nations system (UNAIDS, UNFPA, UNICEF, UN Women, WHO and the World Bank). Together, they provide harmonized support to countries in their efforts to achieve Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 4 and 5, and work towards realizing the objectives of the Global Strategy.</p><p style="font-size: medium;">H4+ was initially established before the Global Strategy and focused on advancing maternal and newborn health in support of MDGs 4 and 5. After the 2010 launch of the Global Strategy, the focus of H4+ was expanded to include reproductive health, child health, and the task of helping countries put into action their commitments under the Global Strategy for the integrated package of reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH) services.</p><p style="font-size: medium;">This report includes an assessment of the support the H4+ partnership has provided to countries in reaching their reproductive,&nbsp;maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH) goals.&nbsp;</p>