JOIN THE MOVEMENT GET STARTED The Movement for Good to end FGM pledge is asking Individuals (women, girls, men and boys) to Sign up and join the movement and encourage family, friends, peers, neighbours, colleagues and acquaintances to do the same FOR GOOD TO ENDFGM MORE DETAILS FGM violates the right PLEDGE NOW FGM is commonly performed on unwilling girls aged 1 day to 14 years or women in circumstances they cannot give consent. FGM has no known health benefits of Girls & Women MORE DETAILS JOIN THE MOVEMENT GET STARTED The Movement for Good to end FGM pledge is asking Individuals (women, girls, men and boys) to Sign up and join the movement and encourage family, friends, peers, neighbours, colleagues and acquaintances to do the same FOR GOOD TO ENDFGM MORE DETAILS

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    MISSION
    We envision a Nigeria where women and girls are free from all forms of gender-based violence, in particular Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C), and where girls and women are empowered to be actors of change and contribute to educated, healthy and skilled communities.
    WHERE WE WORK
    Ebonyi State
    Ekiti State
    Imo State
    Osun State
    Oyo State

     

    VISION
    To contribute to the abandonment of FGM/C and other forms of violence against women and girls through accelerating positive change towards a social norm of not cutting girls by Youth Advocates of diverse organisations, duty bearers, rights holders and affected communities.

    CORE VALUES

    Respect and promotion of human rights and gender equality
    Active participation of rights holders and duty bearers in decision-making and activities
    Ownership by members (individuals and organisations)
    Accountability, integrity, transparency and professionalism in all its work
    Solidarity between organisations and respect for staff, members, individuals and allies
    OUR AIM
    Our aim is to provide a knowledge base, good practice models and support networks to help anti-FGM/C campaigners and organisations working with communities to end FGM/C.
    The five strategies for implementing the Joint Programme are….
    Advocacy and Policy
    Capacity Development
    Service Delivery
    Establish new partnerships and support their efforts
    Knowledge Development

     

    25

    % NATIONAL PREVALENCE

    57

    % SOUTH WEST

    41

    % SOUTH EAST

    35

    % SOUTH SOUTH

    Join the Movement For Good to End FGM in Nigeria

    UNICEF in collaboration with UNFPA and the Government of Nigeria is initiating “the Movement for Good to End FGM” which is a whole-of-society undertaking to end FGM in five (5) states in Osun, Ebonyi, Ekiti, Imo and Oyo, with traditionally high prevalence in the practice of FGM amongst women and girls aged 15-49, based on the Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS 2018). The Campaign will initially target five (5) million (adolescent girls and boys, women - including especially pregnant and lactating mothers- men, grand-parents, traditional, community and ...

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    FGM PREVALENCE IN THE 5 UNJP STATES

    The 2018 Nigeria Demographic Health Survey (NDHS) revealed that the National prevalence of FGM among women age 15-49 was 20%. Similarly, the National FGM Prevalence amongst 0-14years was 19.2. This decline in prevalence was attributed to multi-sectoral interventions in the five UN Joint Programme States (i.e. Ebonyi, Ekiti, Imo, Osun and Oyo States).

    One of the key interventions is the UNFPA/UNICEF Joint Programme on the Elimination of FGM: Accelerating Change. The JPFGM, which commenced in 2014 in Nigeria, is accelerating efforts towards the reduction of FGM, fulfilling the rights of girls and women by realizing social and gender norms transformation by 2021.

    EBONYI STATE

    53%

    EKITI STATE

    57%

    IMO STATE

    61%

    OSUN STATE

    45%

    OYO STATE

    31%

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