Combating all forms of Female Genital Mutilation in Somalia | ICRH

TEAM MEMBERS 

Els Leye; Marleen Temmerman; Gerda Nienhuis; Zahra Siad Naleie; Shamsa Said

PERIOD 

01/05/2007-31/12/2008

PARTNERS

• Partners in Reproductive Health, Belgium
• Zahra Siad Naleie, Federatie van Somalische Associatie Nederland, The Netherlands
• Gerda Nienhuis, Pharos, The Netherlands

OBJECTIVES

Main objective:

• To contribute to the abandonment of all forms of female genital mutilation in Somalia

Specific objectives:

• To contribute to a greater awareness in certain target groups in Somalia concerning the harmful effects of all forms of female genital mutilation
• Supporting civil society organizations in the founding of a network of Somalian non-governmental organizations working in the field of the eradication of female genital mutilation

METHODS

• Baseline study (focus group discussions, interviews, questionnaire)
• Capacity building of key persons in Somalia
• Establishment of Network of civil society organisations and non-governmental organisations working in the field of the prevention of FGM
• Endline study

ACTIVITIES

• Training of trainers (4-day workshop) in Merca and Garoe (5 persons per region)
• Organisations of platform meetings in Merca and Garoe (25 persons per region)
• Public meeting in Merca and Garoe (50-150 persons per region)
• Base- and endline studie to measure the attitudes of the target groups towards behaviour change concerning female genital mutilation
• Steering Committee meetings to monitor the project

EXPECTED RESULTS

• Network of civil society organisations working towards towards the prevention of FGM in Somalia
• 150 trained persons on the harmful effects of all forms of FGM