Patterns of Female Genital Cutting in Sierra Leone - Unicef

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UNICEF: Patterns of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in Sierra Leone
4.4. Impact of FGC on education of girls, health, child marriage,
and social standing 26
4.5. Abandonment activities 27
4.5.1. Initiation without cutting? 29
4.5.2. Harm reduction? 29
5. Discussion: Developing the Framework for Future Work 30
5.1. Change factors: Education 30
5.2. Cultural Dynamics 31
5.2.1. Virginity and Marriageability 31
5.2.2. “Tradition” and traditional leaders 31
5.2.3. Role of religious beliefs and religious organizations 31
6. Conclusions and Recommendations 34
6.1. Promote dialogue with the Government of Sierra Leone 34
6.1.1. Health sector 34
6.1.2. Child rights policies 35
6.1.3. Education: The role of schools, curriculum, and teachers 36
6.2. Facilitate civil society organizations working against FGC 36
6.3. Engage traditional leaders 36
6.4. Engage the educational and religious leaders to spread
ideas about change 37
6.5. Take advantage of the already occurring process of
social change 37
6.6. Utilize a variety of themes 39
6.6.1. Men 39
6.6.2. Success stories 39
6.7. Promote celebrations and recognition for girls 40
6.8. Monitor change, evaluate programs, and continue research 41
Appendices: 42
1. Research team 42
2. List of officials and key individuals consulted 43
3. Bibliography of documents and publications 44
4. Questionnaires and discussion questions 47
5. Terms of reference 55
6. Map 60