HYDERABAD, India, Jul 07 (IPS) – Growing up in Senegal’s southern Casamence region — a conflict zone — Fatou Ndiaye, now 43, often heard gunfire and watched fearfully as she saw people flee their villages. But what she dreaded more than a flying bullet was Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).
HYDERABAD, India, Jul 07 (IPS) – Growing up in Senegal’s southern Casamence region — a conflict zone — Fatou Ndiaye, now 43, often heard gunfire and watched fearfully as she saw people flee their villages. But what she dreaded more than a flying bullet was Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).Read the full story, “Non-formal Education Helps Senegalese Women Combat FGM and Harmful Practices”, on globalissues.org →