http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/17/talking-female-circumcision-out-of-existence/?_r=0 schreef:
Martin Dixon Bogaletch Gebre, center, is the founder of Kembatti Mentti Gezzima-Toppe, an organization focused on eliminating sanctioned violence against women and girls, such as female genital mutilation, in Ethiopia.
http://give.theahafoundation.org/blog-0/bid/150916/Positive-News-in-the-Fight-Against-Female-Genital-Mutilation schreef:On Monday, July 22nd, UNICEF released its report on the state of female genital mutilation (“FGM”) around the world. While FGM remains a widespread problem, there are stories of progress and hope among the bleak statistics that 30 million girls will be subjected to FGM in the next decade.
Today, KMG-Ethiopia uses a process called “community conversations” to help families understand the harmful consequences of FGM, and to try to change ideas about what makes a young woman a respected member of the community. Gebre knew that outsiders condemning the practice wasn’t going to change people’s minds, so she began organizing conversations that involved everyone in the community—young and old, male and female. These conversations have led to a dramatic shift in community perceptions of FGM, and an incredible decrease in the number of girls being subjected to FGM, The “community conversations” model is highly effective for several reasons:
Female genital mutilation (FGM),
Gebre begon gesprekken te organiseren met iedereen in het dorp, jong en oud, mannen en vrouwen.
Dit heeft geleid tot een dramatische verandering in de mening over de besnijdenis en een ongelooflijke vermindering in aantallen besnijdenissen.
Misschien toch een goed beginnetje van de werkelijke bestrijding van meisjesbesnijdenis in die-hard plaatsen, zoals hier in Ethiopië beschreven?
Zoals eigenlijk altijd al bekend is, werkt aandacht en praten van binnenuit altijd beter dan aan- en opmerkingen van buitenaf.