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Uganda: Govt Raises Alarm Over Rise in Female Genital Mutilation
Monitor, 24 November 2021
The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development has raised a red flag over the increasing cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) from 0.3 percent to 52 percent during the… Read more »
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Tanzania: Girls Who Fled Their Homes to Escape FGM Narrate Their Tales
Citizen, 13 November 2021
When schools closed for three months to limit the transmission of Covid-19 last year, parents in areas where female genital mutilation (FGM) is most prevalent had plans for their… Read more »
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Uganda: Closure of Schools Exposes More Girls to FGM, Says Govt
Monitor, 23 September 2021
Cases of girls subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM) in the Karamoja and Sebei sub-regions have increased exponentially since the closure of schools early last year, the… Read more »
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Uganda: First Person - 'No Daughter of Mine Will Be Cut'
UN News, 27 March 2021
Like 95 per cent of women in her Ugandan community, Margaret Chepoteltel underwent female genital mutilation (FGM) as a child, subjecting her to lifelong health problems. Today,… Read more »
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Africa: Ending FGM Is Essential to Give Girls Control Over Their Own Lives
UN Women, 2 February 2021
In a world where power and choice are determined by gender, millions of girls are robbed of their childhoods, education, health and aspirations every day by the harmful practices… Read more »
Ugandan Govt Raises Alarm Over Rise in Female Genital Mutilation
Uganda's Culture Affairs Minister Peace Mutuuzo has said that Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) has increased from 0.3%to 52% in Kapchorwa District, and in Karamajo Sub-region during the Covid-19 pandemic. This is ahead of the 16 days of activism campaign against gender-based violence (GBV).
Mutuuzo said the Covid-19 rapid gender assessment by the government indicates that 13% of girls and 52% of women aged between 15 and 49 years are being subjected to FGM in the affected districts. The minister also reported other forms of gender-based violence against both girls and women, including sexual violence, child marriage, physical violence, and rape.
In an effort to raise awareness to end violence against women and children, the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development in partnership with the European Union has launched the Sauti 116, Uganda's child helpline awareness campaign.
