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Today, community-level declarations against the practice have been successfully achieved in Nigeria through collaboration with stakeholders and influencers in local communities. The work of Circuit Pointe as contained in this report highlights its multi-pronged approach to educating, advocating and supporting girls, women and communities affected by the degrading practice which aims for social acceptance rather than any overlying health or other valid reason. Hence, the need to involve community stakeholders in an effort to curb the human rights abuses of girls through FGM.
After the enactment of the anti- FGM law, Violence against Persons (Prohibition) Act 2015 and other Child Rights Acts of previous years, several states including those in Eastern Nigeria have adopted in principle the tenets of the law. However, a gap exists between government and the people on the continued practice of female gender mutilation. Circuit Pointe, in filling the lacuna has instituted a successful end-FGM grassroots campaign to enlighten community leaders, parents, cabinet members, and women through organic conversations in its Advocacy campaign tagged “Abolish Female Genital Mutilation in 12 Communities in Imo and Ebonyi States”.
Initiated in May 2020, Circuit Pointe has successfully held several workshops on this subject matter. This report focuses on advocacy efforts from February – April, 2022.
The report contains the efforts of Circuit Pointe through advocacy in its objective of education against FGM and is a major approach in the implementation of the aforementioned project.
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