FGM down 75% on girls in SL/PL

[oday1kenobi]

FGM is down by over 70% in Northern Somalia (Somaliland and Puntland).

This survey was conducted in over nine thousand households which is by far the largest survey since post civil-war and really calls into question the FGM attainment rate of the Somali diaspora in the West since they (charities, govt) tend to refer to outdated statistics from Somalia and assume that FGM is still being carried out en masse by Somalis in the west (I'll probably make another thread about this point some time later).

“The survey showed that in the semi-autonomous northern region of Somaliland, 25 percent of girls aged 0 to 14 had been circumcised compared with 99 percent of women aged 15 and above. In neighbouring Puntland, 26 percent of girls aged 0 to 14 had been circumcised compared with 98 percent of women aged 15 and above.

Unicef and partners surveyed over 9,000 households in Puntland and Somaliland in 2011 as part of the global Multiple-Indicator Cluster Survey, carried out every five years. It was the first time that households had been asked the ages of all their daughters and whether they had been circumcised.”

http://www.trust.org/item/20130416140400-b503z/

 

[Karl Abdi]

Great news

 

[DrippinglyWet]

Good news! in sha allah we will be the generation that stops this wretched tradition

 

[oday1kenobi]

What we found encouraging, particularly with Somaliland, is the rate of support is declining,” said Suzannah Price, Unicef Somalia’s chief of communications.

In Somaliland, only 29 percent of women said they supported FGM, down from 32 percent in 2006. In Puntland, 58 percent of women approved of it.

 

[Bahal]

Wonderful news

 

[Jeesto]

Wonderful news wallah

 

[Abdalla]

Very good development

What we found encouraging, particularly with Somaliland, is the rate of support is declining,” said Suzannah Price, Unicef Somalia’s chief of communications.

In Somaliland, only 29 percent of women said they supported FGM, down from 32 percent in 2006. In Puntland, 58 percent of women approved of it.

Suzannah Price has majeerteentitis

 

[Hemaal]

I hope this will shut up the "My kintir is missing" crew!

 

[Arman]

About time. Unfortunate for the Koonfur girls living in AS territory.

 

[--Ajakis Lax Max--]

i dont see any xalimos thanking us men

 

[TooMacaan]

Wow, that's awesome news!
It's nice to hear that progress is taking place and I hope those percentages further diminish as the years pass by.

 

[Gilgamesh]

What we found encouraging, particularly with Somaliland, is the rate of support is declining,” said Suzannah Price, Unicef Somalia’s chief of communications.

In Somaliland, only 29 percent of women said they supported FGM, down from 32 percent in 2006. In Puntland, 58 percent of women approved of it.

As usual civilized landers lead the way.

 

[Inactive]

Great news.

Now for tackling MGM.

 

[Gambar]

As usual civilized landers lead the way.

Waxaa tihin ma leeh.

 

[Gilgamesh]

Waxaa tihin ma leeh.

I'm just going by the figures.

 

[Gambar]

I'm just going by the figures.

Figures kaga ma naqaan.

 

[Zayd]

Watch this turn into Somaliland vs Puntland.

Some bantu kinky haired people with hair hard enough to scrub dishes reject these practices, are you ready to say they're better than you also?

God's sake everything is used for brownie points.

 

[Gilgamesh]

Watch this turn into Somaliland vs Puntland.

Some bantu kinky haired people with hair hard enough to scrub dishes reject these practices, are you ready to say they're better than you also?

God's sake everything is used for brownie points.

Easy there young lad, it was a tongue in cheek comment, just wanted to rile some folks up.

 

[𐒁𐒚𐒒𐒂𐒘𐒂𐒗 𐒎𐒚𐒗𐒗𐒒]

TAKBEEEEEEEEER

This heinous practise comes from the FIRAACIIN. Who in their right mind would practise something called "fircowni"--doesn't that name ring alarm bells in their heads.

 

[MadNomad]

Great news

This article is from 2013, so why is the ''99% of Somali girls go through FGM'' figure still used?