[afro-nets] Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation

[Marcy Bloom <marcybloom@comcast.net>]

International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital
Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C)
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The Population Council recognizes 6 February as International
Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
(FGM/C). The Council works to accelerate the abandonment of
FGM/C, a violation of child, gender, and human rights, wherever
it is practiced. Specific efforts in this area include
documenting the extent and types of cutting and the resulting
complications, tracking attitude changes, and evaluating
interventions to end this practice.

Recent developments include:

CD-ROM

This English/French electronic library includes study findings
and documents efforts to strengthen research methods, build the
capacity of organizations to implement evidence-based
interventions, and inform policies and programs in several
contexts. To order a free copy of "Female genital
mutilation/cutting: Publications on research in FGM/C"
[Mutilations génitales féminines/excision: Publications sur la
recherche concernant l'excision], please contact
mailto:frontiers@pcdc.org.


INTACT Network

A Council initiative, the International Network to Analyze,
Communicate and Transform the Campaign Against Female Genital
Cutting, Female Genital Mutilation, female Circumcision (INTACT)
is an international group of scholars, activists, and
researchers. Featured resources from INTACT:

* A monthly e-newsletter with recent announcements, resources,
and news.

* A newly revised, user-friendly Web site.
(http://www.intact-network.net/)

* Bedaya, a quarterly Arabic newsletter to disseminate news,
research results, and best practices.

For information about INTACT please contact Ola El Soueni
(mailto:info@intact-network.net).


Symposium

Population Council researchers Maryam Sheikh Abdi, Nafissatou J.
Diop, and John Townsend will share results and experiences
during a day-long seminar sponsored by the USAID Bureau for
Global Health and the Population Reference Bureau that will be
held on the International Day of Zero Tolerance.

For additional information about the Council's FGM/C activities,
please consult the online Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
Digital Media Kit:
http://www.popcouncil.org/mediacenter/DMK_FGM_C.html