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while calling for improved dialogue between GAMCOTRAP and their supporters, as well as continued efforts to improve communication among Gambian organizations working on similar issues. Sources Cited Asemota, S. (2002a) “Women on Rampage over FGM Case At Magistrate Court.” Daily Observer, posted to the Web October 18. http://allafrica.com/stories/200210180124.html • (2002b) “Court Discharges Alleged Female Genital Mutilators.” Daily Observer, November 3. Daffeh, Jarai, Sheriff Dumbuya, Adelaide Sosseh-Gaye (1999) Listening to the Voice of the People: A Situational Analysis of Female Genital Mutilation in The Gambia. Banjul, The Gambia: A Study Commissioned by WHO, UNFPA, UNICEF. Forward with the Gambia, newsletter July 7, 1997. Gambian Department of State for Education. Policy Documents, Vol 1. GAMCOTRAP (April, 2006) Report on Bansang Training Workshop. • (June, 2006) Report on Suduwol Training Workshop. • (December, 2006) Report on Sutukoba Training Workshop. • (May, 2007) Report on Sangajor Training Workshop. • (May, 2007) Report on Basse Training Workshop. • (July, 2007) Report on Secondary School Training Workshop. • (July, 2007) Report on Tamasangsang Training Workshop. • (May, 2008) Report on Kulari Training Workshop. • (June, 2008) Report on Bantanto Training Workshop. Government of The Gambia/UNICEF (1998) Situational Analysis for Women and Children in The Gambia. Banjul. Government of The Gambia (1993) Housing and Household Characteristics: Population and Housing Census. Banjul: Central Statistics Department, Dept of State for Finance and Economic Affairs. Hosken, Fran (1978) “The Epidemiology of Female Genital Mutilations.” Tropical Doctor 8:150-156. Mackie, Gerry (2000) “Female Genital Cutting: The Beginning of the End.” In Shell-Duncan, Bettina and Ylva Hernlund, (eds.) Female ‘Circumcision’ in Africa: Culture, Controversy, and Change. Boulder, CO: Lynn Rienner Publishers. Singateh, Saffiatou (1985) Female Circumcision: The Gambian Experience. Banjul, The Gambia: Gambia Women’s Bureau. Touray, Isatou (1993) “Reconceptualising Traditional Practices in the Gambia: The Case of Female Genital Mutilation.” The Hague, Netherlands: Unpublished Master’s Thesis. UNICEF (2009) Monitoring the Situation of Women and Children. http://.childinfo.org/misc3.surveys.html www.gamcotrap.gm 26
Appendix 1: EVALUATI<strong>ON</strong> OF GAMCOTRAP (The Gambia Committee on Traditional Practices Affecting the Health of Women and Children) “Training and Information campaign on the Eradication of FGM.” The Gambia, 2006-2008 Terms of Reference Background and Problem Analysis: In Gambian society, a majority of women are poor, relatively powerless, and lack decisionmaking power over their sexuality and reproductive health. As a result, women are subjected to various forms of physical, sexual, and psychological violence. The non-governmental organization (NGO) GAMCOTRAP, the Gambian chapter of the Inter Africa Committee (IAC), has for several decades been engaged in campaigns to promote positive traditional practices, while discouraging those that negatively affect the well-being of women and the girl child, focusing in particular on abolishing Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and early marriage, as well as on promoting education and empowerment for women and girls. GAMCOTRAP has identified FGM as a form of sexual violence against women that is often erroneously justified as a religious injunction. The broader aims of the organization include working towards a situation in which Gambian women’s voices and decisions are not taken for granted in development plans, but are considered as central issues. Objectives: The current project, funded for three years by NKTF/FOKUS Norway, is based on empowering people with the information to make informed decision and choices, with the underlying principle of citizens’ participation in their own development. The project comprised three stages, with Years 1 and 2 having consisted of campaign programs directed at various target groups. Year 3 is intended to work towards sustainability where the participants who have been identified as Community Based Facilitators will be allowed to engage in training under the supervision of GAMCOTRAP and its partners. There is an additional goal of building and sustaining collaborations with Norwegian scholars and practitioners. Geographically the project is being carried out in The Central River Region, Upper River Region, and Western Region. The overall development goal stated by GAMCOTRAP is: to reach a wide audience of all age groups to realize the belief that all individuals have the right and responsibility to promote and protect their human rights and to develop and implement relevant and effective gender-related activities that promote and protect the human rights of not only Gambian women and children, but also people living with HIV/AIDS and those living with disabilities. 27
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