Pollination
Project Foundation funds Devatop Centre for Africa Development (DCAD) to
execute Project End Female Genital Mutilation in Kuje Area Council, Federal
Capital Territory. Project End FGM is an initiative that uses grassroots
networks, traditional rulers, women, youth and decision makers to foster community awareness
and action. The activity will train
60-100 youth, women and survivors to take strategic action against female
genital mutilation, and using locally-led
and culturally relevant communications methods to generate discussion and
dialogue, inspiring traditionalists, mutilation practitioners, individuals and
communities to question and adjust their own beliefs.
Nigeria has the highest absolute number of
female genital mutilation. According to UNICEF, 2013, about 20 million women
and girls in Nigeria have undergone female genital mutilation, 10% of the
global total. If nothing is done to end FGM, more women and girls could be
victims of this barbaric practice. No one single person can end FGM and FGM,
and there is need to raise advocates who will be actively involved in fostering
community actions against this abuse. It is based on this, that DCAD initiated
Project End FGM, to reduce with 50% the incidence in Kuje Area Council. The
grants from the Pollination Project will be utilized towards mobilizing,
training advocates and empowering them to carryout step-down projects in more
in 10 communities within Kuje. The project will start on March, 2017 and end on
July, 2017. End FGM Advocates will be trained on 26th April, 2017,
at Kuje Town Hall, from 9.0am to 4.00am. After the training, participants will
carry out their step-down activities and give monthly report to DCAD. Within
March and April, there will be series of advocacy visit to traditional rulers,
council chairman, ministries, and relevant stakeholders, to engage them towards
promoting the abandonment of FGM.
The
Pollination Project Foundation has been at the forefront of supporting organizations
and passionate individuals to enable them bring positive changes in their
communities. The foundation seeks to unleash GOODNESS and expand COMPASSION all over the world. They make daily seed grants to
inspiring social change-makers who are committed to a world that works for all.
DCAD is opportuned to be one of the 2017
beneficiaries of their small grants.
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