female-genital-cutting

• Report Praises IntraHealth Ethiopia's Work Against Female Genital Cutting

  An in-depth study has recognized IntraHealth's work against female genital cutting (FGC) in Ethiopia as one of the most promising approaches for ending this harmful practice against girls and young women. The Population Reference Bureau's December 2006 report, ' Abandoning Female Genital...

  » Read More

• International Zero Tolerance For Female Genital Cutting Day

  February 6 is International Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Cutting Day. The World Health Organization estimates that between 100 and 140 million women have undergone this harmful traditional practice, with two million girls and women at risk for female genital cutting (FGC) every year....

  » Read More

• World Music Star Youssou N'Dour Establishes Fund At IntraHealth

  Grammy Award winning Senegalese singer Youssou N'Dour has announced a partnership with IntraHealth to promote better health in Africa. N'Dour revealed the creation of the Youssou N'Dour Fund at the United Nations on March 29 at the US premiere of the film Africa Live . The film documents...

  » Read More

• Voices from the Field: Advocacy To End Female Genital Cutting

  “I am grateful for this training, for without it I would have committed a terrible injustice against my niece. Instead, I will now work toward ending female genital cutting in my community.” At the end of a six-day training workshop on complications from female genital cutting,...

  » Read More