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Indonesian religious leaders, health workers advocate female genital mutilation’s end

22 June 2021
Midwife Suci Maysaroh used to perform mock female genital mutilation on newborn girls but now encourages parents not to harm their daughters. © UNFPA Indonesia/Lucky Putra
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Reformed cutters protect the next generation from female genital mutilation in Kenya

04 February 2021
Reformed cutters Kokarupe Lorwu, Methani Chepurai Lokuda and Chepchongil Cheleston in West Pokot County in Kenya. © UNFPA/Luis Tato
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Despite significant global investment and efforts to create a more equitable and safer world for children, some challenges such as female genital mutilation are so deeply rooted in the long-standing beliefs and social norms of communities that they continue to persist.

This toolkit is a practical ‘how to’ document for researchers, programme planners, programme implementers and evaluation experts, and is intended to enhance their social-norms-related programme efforts.

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Statement

Unleashing youth power: A decade of accelerating actions towards zero female genital mutilation

06 February 2020
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