Female Genital Mutilation and Behaviour Change

This brief two pager summarizes several SBCC approaches regarding FGM.

Listed are ideas for behavior change through:

• Dialogue: including intergeneational dialogue and the family approach
• Education of both service providers and the gneeral public
• Focusing on human rights
• Advocating with religious leaders
• Multi-media campaigns
• Convincing and retraining traditional circumcisers
• Creating alternative rituals

Last modified: April 5, 2022

Language: English