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FGM Increased During Covid-19 Pandemic-Gov’t

NewsBy Health Journalists Network UgandaNovember 25, 2021Leave a comment

Uganda registered an increase in Female Genital Mutilation cases during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to reports from the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development. FGM is the deliberate cutting or injuring of genitals to change their appearance often for religious or cultural purposes. In Uganda, FGM is practiced in the districts of Bukwo, Kapchorwa,…

I Fled My Parent’s Home Because They Wanted to Cut off My Genitals

NewsBy Health Journalists Network UgandaOctober 3, 2021Leave a comment

On a hot afternoon, 12-year-old Esther Adongor , is playing with peers under tree shades at Kalas Girls Primary School in Amudat town council. She is dressed in a grey skirt and a red T-shirt with readings in the back ‘education first.’ Adongor tells Uganda Radio Network –URN that she ran away from her parents’…

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