Confronting Female Genital Mutilation

Confronting Female Genital Mutilation
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Publisher : IDRC
Total Pages : 138
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ISBN-10 : 9780857490315
ISBN-13 : 0857490311
Rating : 4/5 (311 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Confronting Female Genital Mutilation by : Marie-Hélène Mottin-Sylla

Download or read book Confronting Female Genital Mutilation written by Marie-Hélène Mottin-Sylla and published by IDRC. This book was released on 2011-07-14 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excision, or female genital mutilation (FGM), in Africa is no longer the private concern only of women; it is a social and political issue that concerns both men and women and this book reports on an innovative research and action project amongst girls and boys in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Senegal. The project explores whether young people's use of information technology could contribute to the abandonment of FGM. In the age of the internet, beliefs and practices of FGM are shifting, particularly among young people. The results of this project show how, in the era of globalized citizenship, a cross-sectional vision that puts young people and gender at the center of development can produce real change.


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