Voice of America: Community-Based Program: More Women Refuse Female Genital Mutilation

Voice of America Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries

Community-Based Program: More Women Refuse Female Genital Mutilation May 2nd 2013, 19:56 The founder of an international group that educates people about the dangers of female genital mutilation - also known as female genital cutting or FGM/C - says a growing number of women are refusing to undergo the practice. Molly Melching, founder of the non-profit group, Tostan, says her community-based program of education and training has helped reduce the practice in more than 6,000 communities in eight African countries. Molly Melching says Tostan has been successful in changing ...

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