GLOBAL DATABASE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMENCOUNTRY-PROFILEUGANDAMEASURESTRAINING OF-TRAINERS MANUAL ON COMMUNITY DIALOGUES ON FGM LAW
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Training of-trainers manual on community dialogues on FGM law
Type of Measure
Prevention > Community mobilization
Form of Violence
Female genital mutilation
Brief Description

The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MGLSD) with support from UNFPA, developed a training of-trainers manual to prepare community facilitators to carry out dialogues on the FGM law at the grass-roots level. 500 Local law enforcement officials and community-level advocates were trained to enforce the legislation.

Strengthened partnership through the Inter-Religious Council of Uganda (IRCU) facilitated four inter-generational dialogues with different social networks (women, men, girls and boys). Cultural institutions also conducted dialogues with clan leaders and communities for social norm change to end GBV, Child marriage and Harmful Practices.

The 'simplified' version of the FGM law, which was disseminated to 34 “high-risk” sub counties in Uganda.

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