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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...
gamcotrap, d100, 000, project, support, fgm, trainings, circumcisers
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SOMALIA: Raising awareness aga...

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...
fgm, awareness, organisations, religion, dangers, activists, women, campaign
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Circumcision from a traditiona...

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...
fgm, practice, development, traditional, african, adulthood
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WOMEN’S WEEKLY

WOMEN’S WEEKLY

Africa » Gambia
Friday, March 28, 2008
GAMCOTRAP, one of the NGOs leading the combat against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in The Gambia, has now embarked on a constructive dialogue...
gamcotrap, fgm, nfls, harmful, traditional, isesco
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WOMEN’S WEEKLY - Violence agai...

WOMEN’S WEEKLY - Violence against women

Africa » Gambia
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Women have been referring to GAMCOTRAP office, seeking advice, guidance and support on a daily basis, regarding matters of Violence Against Women,...
women, gamcotrap, abused, nawec, fgm, protect
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The Trans-Saharan Trade

The Trans-Saharan Trade

africa » gambia
Monday, March 10, 2008
The Trans-Saharan Trade played an important role in the rise of states in the Senegambia region and the Western Sudan, in general. This trade was...
the trans-saharan trade, senegambia region, north african traders, economic, gamcotrap, governments, agriculture and civilisation, 1000 bc, cultural, fgm
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Media practitioners sensitised...

Media practitioners sensitised on HTPs

africa » gambia
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Following the recommendations of the Inter-African Committee on Traditional Practices, The Gambia Committee on Traditional Practices (GAMCOTRAP) last...
gamcotrap, workshop, htps, cultures, fgm, campaign, eradication, obligation
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Basse Manneh Kunda Circumciser...

Basse Manneh Kunda Circumciser Drops Knife

africa » gambia » basse
The Point
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
The community of Basse Manneh Kunda and their Circumciser, Dusu Kanteh, made a public declaration to stop female genital mutilation in their village....
circumcisers, fgm, girls, protection, gamcotrap, community, awareness
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Bakary Tamaba Returns after Ch...

Bakary Tamaba Returns after Championing Women’s Rights at a Conference in Italy

africa » gambia » kololi
The Point
Friday, February 15, 2008
The National Coordinator for Tostan in The Gambia, Mr. Bakary Tamba, has recently returned from Italy.  He was there for a ten-day Sensitization...
tostan, conference, fgm, sensitization, program, tradition, health
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International Day on Zero Tolerance in FGM observed

africa » gambia
Monday, February 11, 2008
The Inter-African Committee on Traditional Practices (IAC), comprising various national committees throughout 28 African countries, and 16 countries...
iac, fgm, international day on zero tolerance, 5th anniversary, eca, women in africa, traditional practice, gender equality, maternal health
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