Country | Eritrea |
Year | 2007 |
Type of Measure | Prevention > Awareness-raising /Campaigns, Work with public private sectors > Media |
Form of Violence | Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) |
The Government of Eritrea in collaboration with other stakeholders have been intensifying anti-female genital mutilation/ cutting (FGM/C) campaigns. Sensitization seminars have taken place in villages, towns, and large cities. Radio, television, and newspapers, the main media outlets, have been heavily utilized to disseminate information on the following topics: the rights of the child, discouraging early child marriage, and other harmful traditional practices.