Ethiopia: Social dynamics of abandonment of harmful practices. Experiences in four locations (2010)
This study is a Exploratory research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Dagne Haile Gabriel
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: None.
Objective: To provide an analysis of the social dynamics of change in four geographic locations with different ethnic populations in Ethiopia,where interventions were undertaken to support the abandonment of FGM/C and other harmful practices.
Study Population: Elders,youth,men and women,community members,community organizations,clan members,dialogue facilitators,uncircumcised girls,staff of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs),teachers,students,government officials,and religious leaders.
Findings: The study demonstrated that by addressing FGM/C within a human rights context,community members are able to consider not cutting as a possible alternative to the existing convention of cutting. The human rights perspective also encourages reflection on gender roles,generating interest and dialogue about other social practices that harm women and girls,such as marriage by abduction and early marriage. This comparative analysis offers important insights that can facilitate the scaling up of key strategies to encourage the rapid and mass abandonment of FGM/C across the country.
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Eastern Africa
Country(ies):Ethiopia