Campaign Launched on July 19 to Disseminate Tanzania’s National Multi-Sectoral Strategy to End Female Genital Mutilation
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TLDR
- Launched on July 19, this year, the campaign is taking the message directly to communities, bringing together government officials, traditional leaders, religious leaders, women, men, young people, teachers, health.
- DAR ES SALAAM: FOR generations, female genital mutilation (FGM) has been defended in some communities as a cultural tradition.
- The campaign, known as the Caravan for the Dissemination of the National Multi-Sectoral Strategy to End FGM, is targeting five regions identified as having high levels of the practice including Dodoma, Manyara, Arusha.