Senegal: 108 villages publicly declare the abandonment of FGC (Female Genital Cutting)
Source:
TOSTAN The Tostan-Unicef basic education program has given participants the opportunity to understand the dangers resulting from the practice as well as to share their new knowledge with relatives and neighbours.
The members of 108 communities of the
area had chosen health for their girls and women by deciding, of their own
initiative, to end the harmful practices of FGC and early marriage. They also
emphasized that FGC and early marriage are not obligations in Islam or any other
religion and thus are purely traditional practices that should be abandoned as
they cause harm to girls and women.
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http://www.tostan.org/news-mar30_03.htm 
