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Here are some tips that might help activists sidestep the unfortunate conversation challenges associated with FGC: Highlight practical steps that can be taken (‘solutions’, rather than just ‘the problem’). Use a multi-pronged approach discussing FGC from multiple perspectives - health, consent, intention, human and child rights, etc. Take advantage of people’s interest in good news about programs/ ideas that work. For instance, <strong>Sahiyo</strong>’s study shows that 81% of survey respondents do not want FGC to continue. Point out that this is significant even if the survey had a relatively small number of respondents (385 respondents). Find ways of linking the issue to ‘all of us’. For instance, we should all be invested in community wellness, we want to make sure that no one in our community is ever harmed by FGC. While talking about the reasons why FGC continues, be careful not to blame the parent or individual choices and behaviour - focus instead on systemic pressure, religion, fear of social exclusion, etc. Use language that helps your audiences identify with the topic (i.e. use ‘khatna’ instead of ‘FGM’), rather than using language that creates distance between them and you. Of course, these tips are easier said than done, given Bohra culture. But to move a step closer towards ending FGC, we need to be able to move public discussions forward in constructive ways. 20
HOW TO HAVE EFFECTIVE CONVERSATIONS ON FGC (Adapted from Exhale’s ProVoice Approach) 21
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Page 3 and 4: TABLE OF CONTENTS Why Communication
Page 5 and 6: Effective activism relies on tellin
Page 7 and 8: META-NARRATIVES Many of the frames
Page 9 and 10: Social change is slow, hard work -
Page 11 and 12: Health Approach Often, as activists
Page 13 and 14: Experience and research demonstrate
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