Community members, school children urged to join hands against FGM
Mr James Twene, Acting Upper East Regional Director of the Department of Gender has urged community members and school children in the Widana community in the Pusiga District to join the fight against the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).
According to him, FGM is an outmoded cultural practice, dehumanising and posed significant sexual and reproductive health implications on victims and society underscored the need to end the practice to enhance inclusive and accelerated development.
The Acting Regional Director made this call when the Department in collaboration with the Upper East Regional Coordinating Council engaged community members and students as part of activities to mark 2024 edition of 16 days of activism against Gender Based Violence (GBV) and the elimination of ...