Ending Female Genital Mutilation or Cutting will not succeed without legislation and political commitment from the government. Anti–FGM/C awareness raising was enduring for the last 20 years, and now community is ready to abandon this practice; but for the absence of national policy committing what to do and what not, people are now moving from …
The difficulties in ending Female Genital Cutting in Somaliland Female Genital Mutilation is the biggest human rights violations in Somaliland with more than 98% of our girls undergoing some sort of circumcision. FGM/C has zero health benefits and often results in lifelong health complications, increased risks during childbirth, psychological trauma, and even death. To end …
Network Against FGM In Somaliland (NAFIS) is implementing a community base project which’s “Community Education on FGM/C and Survivors Support Project in Somaliland” in the three regions of (Maroodi-Jeeh, Togdheer and Awdal). The overall project goal is to reduce the prevalence rate of the Female Genital Mutilation through improved behavioral change of the community level …
On 28th June, 2018, NAFIS organized a Consultation Meeting for the Civil Society Organizations (CSO’s) that work to end Female Genital Mutilation FGM/C in Somaliland. The objective of the Meeting was to discuss the drafted FGM/C Bill in order to start forwarding it to the parliament for enactment. The meeting also aimed to select group of …
Civil society organizations met to discuss ways to come bill banning FGM/C in Somaliland Read More »
NAFIS IN SOLIDARITY WITH PASSAGE OF SOMALILAND’S FIRST ANTI-RAPE LAW NAFIS (Network against Female Genital Mutilation in Somaliland) applauds the fruitful efforts by different stakeholders throughout seven years that has seen the passage of Rape law by lower House of Representatives. Our sincere prayer is to the upper house to pass it also; not withstanding …
This year’s (2018) theme for commemorating the Day of the African Child is “Leave no Child Behind for Africans Development”. The Day of the African Child is celebrated every 16th June, with the aim of bringing together civil society organizations, humanitarian organizations, Government institutions and the public, to reflect on how the African child who …
STATEMENT ON COMMEMORATION DAY OF THE AFRICAN CHILD Read More »
Network Against FGM/C In Somaliland (NAFIS) in collaboration with Taakulo Somaliland Community (TASCO) established 6 youth forum platforms which the youth will be able to advocate and lobby for the passage of implementation the Anti-FGM policy, law and also gain knowledge to be able to educate and influence other youth groups and the community to …
CSOs conducted a consultation meeting, which was basically aligned to emphasize and show their position of ending all forms female genital mutilation and pushing government to outlaw all forms of FGM by approving Anti-FGM policy and pass law. The executive Director of NAFIS Network was also briefly revealed where are we in the ending FGM/C …
