FGM: Stakeholders call for Education curriculum review, training of teachers

FGM: Stakeholders call for Education curriculum review, training of teachers

Stakeholders of Ishielu council area of Ebonyi State, Tuesday said to achieve zero tolerance on female genital mutilation, government should review the primary and secondary education curriculum.

The review according to them, is to fully include FGM and other harmful practices in the school system to make it part of pupils and secondary education students as they grow in their learning.

They spoke to Business Day on Tuesday in Ishielu Local government area of Ebonyi State southeast Nigeria, during UNICEF FGM media engagement, 2024 with the theme, “HER VOICE. HER FUTURE”.

February 6th annually is a day set aside as International Day of Zero Tolerance for female genital mutilation (FGM).

This day provides an ample opportunity for all stakeholders involved in ending FGM to celebrate achievements recorded so far, call for abandonment of the practice and raise awareness on the ugly phenomenon.

Mr. Mike Okechi a retired school principal from Eziulo community noted that through UNICEF and other developmental partners, communities have abandoned the practice of female genital mutilation and other harmful practices but more awareness,more education on FGM dangers is very important.

Mr. Okechi maintained that there should be a deliberate efforts by the male folks to ensure that no Ishielu woman engages in female genital mutilation no matter the situation.

On her part, Hon Olugh Ifeoma, former vice chairman Ishielu Local government said the public abandonment of Fgm through the support of the UNICEF has saved their women and children from a lot of dangers.

“While UNICEF is helping I also want our government to include zero tolerance on fgm on school curriculum, sensitize women, govt should train our teachers especially those in the rural areas, government should also monitor the implementation of the now curriculum with this the goal will be achieved before 2030

*The education status of our women have improved our young girls now have value for themselves because of the enlightenment programs organized by UNICEF and other partners which they participated.

“The Sensitizations made them to stop jumping from one man to the other . How did we achieve this? we used churches, use of town criers, community leaders.

“In Okpoto community, mostly Survivors of FGM are major champions they used their whole heart to preach against it and it is yielding positive result today because our women are now protected.

To mutilate a female child is evil. Stakeholders is seriously monitoring compliance to fgm abandonment and its working for us.

To achieve more result she said. “There’s need for government to invest heavily in Education because if you watch very well you see that private schools are overtaking public schools but last week in our local government area, I saw many books, football, footwears, uniform from UNICEF and when such is taken to school , and share to the children it will motivate them. Like those that don’t have school sandals it will make them to come to school because many parents can’t afford it so let government tore that part.

In her submission a woman leader, Mrs Ozuma Ngozi from Isimkpuma Ndieze Okpoto community Ishielu LGA narrated how they achieved the success story of total abandonment of FGM. “

“We started with house to house begging traditional birthday attendants to stop female cutting.

” But the periodic Sensitizations of the wife of the formal Gov of Ebonyi State Rachel Umahi helped us but majorly the constant sensitization from UNICEF boosted the total rejection of female genital mutilation as the message was carried to the grassroot. Today I don’t hear about maternal death . Women dying during labor because of fgm complications is no more and I say thank you to UNICEF team.

Today we don’t lose our children through bleeding that emanates from genital mutilation. Meanwhile, it lead to increase in school enrollment. Our young girls now want to go to school to become a graduate because they have discovered how important they are to the community and to the government”

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