Fighting circumcision in the Central African Republic
Posted in Central African Republic, UNICEF, children, circumcision, health on Feb 9th, 2009 No Comments »
“If I can prevent just one girl from having to go through what I’ve experienced, then I’ve achieved something,” Foncy Kongo, 29
Every year, an estimated 3 million girls are at risk of undergoing Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), most of these girls live in Africa. Although most governments have prohibited FGM - the partial or total removal of external genitalia - the practice persists illegally.
In the Central African Republic (CAR) about 28% of women are circumcised. In the capital city of Bangui a group of determined women work to change this. The women are part of an organization called CIAF, or the Inter-African Committee on Traditional Practices, which operates in 28 countries across the continent.
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