Groups Join Forces to Stop Female Cutting in Gambia.
Aid groups met in Kotu this week to plan new ways to end female cutting. The Network Against Gender-Based Violence, working with UN partners, brought people together for two days.
Leaders want better plans to protect women and girls. They aim to change old habits that hurt women in Gambia. The groups will work on this for five years.
The law says female cutting is wrong in Gambia. But some people want the courts to change this rule, said Fallu Sowe, who leads the Network Against Gender-Based Violence. "We face hard times keeping the law strong," he added.
The government started making new rules to stop the practice. Aid groups want their work to match what the government does. They met at Dunas Hotel to share ideas.
Dr. Ipoade Omilaju shared a sad fact at the meeting. He said 230 million women and girls face cutting around the world, and his group wants to end this harm.
The groups will teach people why cutting hurts women. They plan to reach more towns and villages with their message, hoping that more families will stop this old practice.
These groups believe that working together makes them stronger. They want to help women live better lives without fear of injury.
Aid groups met in Kotu this week to plan new ways to end female cutting. The Network Against Gender-Based Violence, working with UN partners, brought people together for two days.
Leaders want better plans to protect women and girls. They aim to change old habits that hurt women in Gambia. The groups will work on this for five years.
The law says female cutting is wrong in Gambia. But some people want the courts to change this rule, said Fallu Sowe, who leads the Network Against Gender-Based Violence. "We face hard times keeping the law strong," he added.
The government started making new rules to stop the practice. Aid groups want their work to match what the government does. They met at Dunas Hotel to share ideas.
Dr. Ipoade Omilaju shared a sad fact at the meeting. He said 230 million women and girls face cutting around the world, and his group wants to end this harm.
The groups will teach people why cutting hurts women. They plan to reach more towns and villages with their message, hoping that more families will stop this old practice.
These groups believe that working together makes them stronger. They want to help women live better lives without fear of injury.
