Legislation against girl circumcision: a cultural psychological understanding of prohibition

In Kenya, the Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation Act was passed in 2011. This law calls for a complete ban on girl circumcision. Community policing structures are in place to help with enforcing these and other laws. Several non-governmental health organisations, Amref Health Africa being one, have committed themselves to making people abandon girl circumcision. Amref Health Africa works closely with the Kenyan government but adopts a stronger focus on building rapport and creating dialogue with and within practising communities, for example by organising awareness campaigns on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and facilitating support groups.

Graamans, E.P., Smet E., & ten Have, S. (2019) Legislation against girl circumcision: a cultural psychological understanding of prohibition. Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters, 27:1, 1601964 doi:10.1080/26410397.2019.1601964

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