FGM in Sudan (paper 3)

What is FGM

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is described as all procedures involving partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons.

What is the prevalence rate

86.6%

How many women believe that it should be practised

40.9% of women believe that FGM should continue, compared to 79% in 1990

Gov + transnational organisation engagement

The National Council for Child Welfare (NCCW) has been working with partners like United Nations and the civil society to realize implement the National Strategy to Abandon FGM

Law

In July 2020, the government criminalized FGM in Sudan with a punishment of a three-year imprisonment. This is called Article 141, and is part of the Criminal Act of 1991.

Transnational organisation intervention (awareness spreading)

UNICEF Sudan launched the Saleema initiative to promote collective abandonment of the practice in communities. It aims to change the way people talk about FGM and promote a positive terminology to describe natural bodies of girls and women.