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At the international level, female genital distortion is considered as human rights abuse, in which treatment is for non-medical causes, a part of the female genitalia is removed or damaged.
23 million girls and women around the world suffer from this practice. Apart from these, there are about 2 million other women and girls in the next five years, the victims have been victimized.
Hawa Mohammed Kamil chose to oppose this practice by joining UNFPA -Backed ‘Ele and Ales’ to give the right direction to his fear and anger. It is in favor of Natwork, Sexual and Breeding Health and Rights in Djibouti.
This group traveled from Djibouti City to remote villages and works to raise awareness. Members of this group, especially the boys, are focused on making awareness, as they can play an important role in changing social attitudes.
Hawa Mohammad Kamil encouraged his family to accept this message. It was a simple but a revolutionary message for a conservative zone: move away from danger.
It is important to break the wicked chakra
In the northern-class province Tadjorah region, 39-year-old khadi, crossing miles long, went to persuade the family to keep their daughters away from this practice.
When UNFPA-Unif’s awareness session came to her village Otoy about the elimination of female genital distortions, they decided to join the promotion inspired by it.
He told UNFPA, “Twenty years ago, I spent the situation in my daughter. But now I swear that I will protect my grandson’s practice.”
She has seen the hazards, infections, complications and pain of tragic death during childbirth.
He said, “We saw many women’s lives end
He began to spread the message of change to people through women, then men and religious leaders. However, his journey was not easy. Women said that their communities were excluded and were punished for spreading ‘false information’.
Khadija said, “People were skeptical about my motives. He was not ready to believe that I was doing this with my heart without any greed.” However, his purpose has been firm. Hawa Mohammad Kamil said, “I am proud of the changes we are seeing today.”
This change was very important for Khadija: his village recently announced the renunciation of this practice.
He said, “Change takes time, but in the end it is possible.”
Lesson
The voices of children and adolescents are echoing in the classroom in a school. They are reciting the franchise sentences in one voice. However, 31 -year -old Ibrahim is out of the lesson of these grammar and vocabulary -a deep education -the education of the rights of the girls and the importance of their better living.
“I swear that if I got married and the daughters were born here I would not let them suffer and hurt them.”
Ibrahim inspires his young students to gradually, empower girls, and to receive great health by inciting awareness of women’s loss in their lesson.
But when his first daughter was born, Abraham had to face opposition to the entire family, including his wife and grandmother to fulfill his promise. Nevertheless, he decided to choose the right path and fulfill his determination.
He said, “The most important thing is health. I urge all families to focus on their girls’ health and not to suffer them.”
Abraham’s concepts against women’s genital default have positively influenced his community and more than 5 people are now standing in protest against this practice.
Lead a religious woman
Mother of five children, 46 -year -old Havi Mohammed is a community activist and respected religious leader. She is also a prominent member of Shamikhat Djibouti Natwork, a party that opposes women’s genital distortions, including regional religious leaders. Havi Mohammed himself also damaged a woman.
In childhood, she had to go through the infection, where the girl’s outer genital part or all parts were removed and the open section was sealed.
It is a painful and dangerous process, severe bleeding, infection and often cause death. Havi said that he came to adolescence that it was a violation of his rights. Especially during the stru tumrab was very painful pain.
“I could not attend school. I also had to take analyzesic injection to do normal work,” Rosha led him to Advocacy and today he presented a popular radio and television program in Afri language.
At the same time, mosques give lectures that challenge the traditional analysis of Islam and highlight the true consciousness of Islam. Through them, they have spread awareness in remote areas of the country.
Havi said, “When we talked about female genital distortions, people would escape. But the new generation is different. Mothers are educated, aware.
He is now a doctor, worker and teacher. “Havi’s daughter and nephew are a living proof of their commitment: Havi, despite the pressure of members of the family and community, did not allow her daughters and nephews to be victimized.
“I am very damaged – I will not let any girl go through that pain, as I had to bear,” she said.