What makes a woman? Understanding the reasons for and circumstances of female genital mutilation/cutting in Indonesia, Ethiopia and Kenya

The overall goal of this endline study was to provide insight into the magnitude, (interrelated) causes and effects of child marriage, teenage pregnancy and female genital mutilation/ cutting, as well as the extent to which these causes and effects are present in the intervention areas (Kajiado West County) of the Yes I Do programme in […]

This document contains the findings from a study conducted in November 2019 in the implementation areas of the YES I DO programme in Northern Mozambique, namely Nampula, Rapale and Mogovalas districts. The YES I DO programme in Mozambique is part of a multi-country programme aiming to prevent child marriage and teenage pregnancy.

The Champions of Change intervention was implemented and monitored by Plan Zambia over two years in Chadiza and Petauke districts in the Eastern province of Zambia. The intervention is part of the YES I DO programme, which aims to reduce child marriage and teenage pregnancy inthese districts.

The Yes I Do programme aims to contribute to a world in which adolescent girls can decide if, when and with whom to marry and have children, and are protected from female genital mutilation/ cutting (FGM/C). Child marriage and FGM/C are human rights violations and are, like teenage pregnancy, manifestations of deeply rooted gender inequality […]