Cellule de Coordination sur les Pratiques Traditionnelles Affectant la Santé des Femmes et des Enfants (CPTAFE)
Since its inception in 1984 CPTAFE has fought a lot to curb Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Guinea. To achieve this objective CPTAFE developed strategies with four main steps:
- Advocacy for people's behavioral change
-re-conversion of circumcisers in other income generating activities
- voting for and implementing laws against FGM
- caring for victims of FGM
- building institutional capacities of organizations and structures to fight against FGM
Utilizing local radio stations, one of CPTAFE's main strategy is media outreach. Focusing on the popularization of the law, CPTAFE trained lawyers, parliamentarians and youth on the best methods of disseminating information on the law against FGM. Committees of Parliamentarians and youth developed messages about the anti-FGM law that were broadcast nationally on radio and television. CPTAFE also created an FGM helpline. Since 2004, CPTAFE has undertaken various popularization interventions to raise the profile of the African Women's Protocol in Guinea; and has also conducted advocacy actions directed at government and Parliamentarians to ratify the Protocol. Contact:
Dr. Morissanda Kouyate
Tel : +224-60-54-59-93
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