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SAACID - Anti-FGM (Female Genital Mutilation) Programming
SAACID has been conducting anti-FGM initiatives since its inception in 1990. Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) pervades Somali society with an estimated 98.5% of the Somali female population undergoing some sort of genital mutilation.
In Somalia, four types of FGM are carried out:
On its own, SAACID incorporates anti-FGM messaging in its secondary and vocational schools; in its women's teacher's training institute; in its micro-credit entrepreneurship course; and in other ad hoc programming that SAACID is able to secure.
The following link provides an example of a programme that SAACID has implemented in a rural area of Somalia: CIDA Final Report 2003
In Somalia, four types of FGM are carried out:
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'Pharonic' - which is the complete excision of all genitalia and the complete infibulation (sewing of the wound) of the wound - which is sown up to leave a space the size of a grain of rice for urine and menstrual bleeding.
- 'Pharonic' - which is the excision of the labia minoris and the entire clitoris with full infibulation.
- 'Sunna' - which is the removal of the labia minoris, partial removal of the clitoris with partial infibulation.
- 'Sunna' - which is a pin prick to the clitoris to conform to some interpretations of Islamic teaching.
On its own, SAACID incorporates anti-FGM messaging in its secondary and vocational schools; in its women's teacher's training institute; in its micro-credit entrepreneurship course; and in other ad hoc programming that SAACID is able to secure.
The following link provides an example of a programme that SAACID has implemented in a rural area of Somalia: CIDA Final Report 2003
Girls anti-FGM education initiative in Adale Town
SAACID has strong expertise in anti-FGM education programming. If you
would like to know more about our anti-FGM programming, or like to
contribute to future programming, please feel free to contact us.