Workshop Announcement
Abandoning FGC: Communicating Information and Better Practices to Policymakers
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
25 August – 5 September 2003
In June 2002, the World Health Organization (WHO) sponsored a meeting in Mali on female genital cutting (FGC) for representatives of 10 African countries. During the meeting, the participants, who were members of each country’s FGC “focal point groups,” identified program needs and developed action plans specific to each context. One central need identified by several members of the teams was for training in policy-level communication and advocacy.
ThePopulation Reference Bureau(PRB), in collaboration with the National
Committee on Traditional Practices in Ethiopia (NCTPE) and CARE/Ethiopia, is
pleased to inform you of the upcoming workshop, Abandoning FGC: Communicating Information and Better Practices to Policymakers. This
workshop will provide basic policy-level communication and advocacy skills to establish or improve policies to abandon female genital cutting practices. The workshop is being partially sponsored by the USAID Bureau for Africa. The workshop will be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, August 25-September 5, 2003.
For more information on workshop objectives, workshop sessions, applications and descriptions of partner organizations,please click here
If you have any questions or need additional information please feel free to contact Liz Creel via email at[email protected]or Justine Sass, at[email protected]
PLEASE NOTE!!
The application deadline (July 28, 2003) has passed and the Population Reference Bureau is not soliciting further candidates.