The
Girls Generation (TGG), a global campaign that supports the African-led
movement to end FGM, Monday commemorated the International Zero Tolerance Day
to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).
Musu
Bakoto Sawo, programme officer of TGG, said TGG organised the commemoration in
partnership with Linguere, a young Gambian blogger known for her activism and
media advocacy and amplification of the anti-FGM voices in order to end the
practice in a generation.
As
part of their commemoration, they embarked on a road show during which they
handed out rose flowers with special message about FGM.
“We
do not know the people that we handed the roses to but we are hoping that from
that single rose we gave each of them, they would get a key message and
hopefully they would be one of the people that will advocate against the
practice,” Ms Sawo said.
Ndey
Ngoneh Jeng said Linguere has helped to make the voices of many Gambian women
to be heard.
Oumie
Sissoho, TGG survivor ambassador, said ending FGM is not a small task; it needs
the participation of everyone.
Baboucarr
Nyang of the National Youth Parliament - The Gambia, said now that FGM has been
banned in The Gambia, the young people should take the lead to accelerate
efforts aimed at effecting that ban.
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