Chip Title: | Reducing incidences of female genital mutilation in Marsabit County, Kenya |
Participant(s): | David Kawai |
Organization: | Amref Health Africa |
Year: | 2016 |
Country: | Kenya |
Region: | Eastern_Africa |
Presentation (PDF) reducing-incidences-of-female-genital-mutilation-in-marsabit-county-kenya.pdf
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About the Organization
Amref Health Africa in Kenya is the country programme office of Amref Health Africa, Africa’s largest International Health NGO. This is the largest and oldest country programme in Africa with an average annual budget of USD 40 million. We have 19 innovative products and project models that have successfully been implemented and transformed 5.4 million lives.Amref Health Africa in Kenya is the country programme office of Amref Health Africa, Africa’s largest International Health NGO. This is the largest and oldest country programme in Africa with an average annual budget of USD 40 million. We have 19 innovative products and project models that have successfully been implemented and transformed 5.4 million lives.
Amref Health Africa in Kenya implements over 40 projects in 47 counties nationwide through five programmatic approaches:- Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Adolescent and Child Health; HIV, AIDS, TB and Malaria; Water, Sanitation and Hygiene; and Clinical and Diagnostics. The country office gets involved in emergency response initiatives such as the Drought Response (2009), the Cholera Outbreak Response (2015) and the Garissa University Response (2015).
Current Mission
Amref Health Africa is committed to improving the health of people by partnering with and empowering communities, and strengthening health systems in Africa
Proposed New Mission
Revised mission statement: Improve the health of all people in Africa by partnering with and empowering communities in order to strengthen their health systems.
Problem Area
There is high rate of female genital mutilation among girls (41.5%) in KenyaThere is high rate of female genital mutilation among girls (41.5%) in Kenya In Marsabit county, the prevalence is 91.7%. There is utter defiance of the laws criminalizing FGM and administration is not enforcing themThere is utter defiance of the laws criminalizing FGM and administration is not enforcing themThe community lacks awareness on the dangers of FGM in relation to reproductive and maternal health
Program Goal Statement
To reduce incidences of female genital mutilation in Marsabit county, Kenya by involving community leadership
Long Term Outcome Smart Objective
To reduce the incidences of FGM from 91.7% to at least 50% in Marsabit county of Kenya by the end of 2017
Measure
% reduction in FGM incidences