Published by:
Orchid Project
Year published:
2025
Despite the global headline message that there has been little or no change in FGM/C in Somali ethnic communities, significant changes are happening at the sub-national level and in the types of cutting practised, but data, evidence and evaluations of interventions are limited.
This paper seeks to challenge the narrative that nothing is changing and no progress is being made in relation to FGM/C by exploring areas of change; documenting available evidence on how/why certain approaches work; outlining what we know does not work in this context; and discussing the unique contextual dilemmas and challenges to the goal of abandonment within the Horn of Africa.
