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Gamcotrap organises sensitisation forum

Monday, August 04, 2008

The Gambia Committee on Traditional Practice affecting the health of Women and children (GAMCOTRAP) in partnership with Save the Children, on...

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Youths call for platform against FGM

africa » gambia » western region

Friday, August 01, 2008

The youths of kombo south district have recommended the need for the creation of a platform for youths in the regions to discuss issues of...

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Six Alkalolu Witness Sensitization On FGM At Bantanto

africa » gambia

Friday, July 04, 2008

Six Alkalolu., Imams and council of elders were amongst overone hundred women and men who witnessed the training on sexual and reproductivehealth and...

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Gamcotrap sensitises Alkalos, Imams on FGM

africa » gambia » central river region

Friday, June 27, 2008

Six Alkalolu, Imams and council of elders recently joined over one hundred women and men to attend a training on sexual and reproductive health and...

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GAMCOTRAP holds Community Training on the eradication of FGM in the Western and Upper River Regions

africa » gambia

Friday, June 06, 2008

Over fifty Traditional Birth Attendants and Circumcisers from the five districts of Foni, participated at a three day workshop held in Sibanor, Foni...

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Women's weekly- GAMCOTRAP community training ends in WR, URR

africa » gambia » western region

Friday, May 30, 2008

Over fifty Traditional Birth Attendants and Circumcisers from the five districts of Foni, participated at a three day workshop held in Sibanor, Foni...

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Central African Republic: Our daughters have no future

africa » central african republic

IRIN NEWS http://irinnews.org

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Womenin Ndele, a remote town in northern Central African Republic, aremaking a stand for their rights. The local chapter of the nationalwomen’s...

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Over D100,000.00 for circumcisers

africa » gambia » central river region

Friday, May 09, 2008

The Gambia Committee on Traditional Practices affecting the health of women and children (GAMCOTRAP) with support from the Inter African Committee on...

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SOMALIA: Raising awareness against FGM in Puntland

africa » somalia » bosasso

IRIN http://www.irinnews.org

Tuesday, April 08, 2008

Halima [not her real name], a mother of five girls, shudders whenever she remembers how she suffered after undergoing female genital mutilation...

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Circumcision from a traditional perspective

Africa » Gambia

Friday, April 04, 2008

Circumcision is another largely cherished traditional practice observed in Africa and the world at large. This practice, in many of the societies...

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