“We are working against all odds”: Despite progress, FGM and child marriage numbers cause alarm

Damboya, ETHIOPIA/New York, UNITED NATIONS –Tadelech Ermias remembers the ridicule she faced when she refused to undergofemale genital mutilation (FGM), which was considered a requirement for brides in her community. “It was inconceivable then for a girl to get married without being cut,” she said. That was 10 years ago, in the southern Domboya District of Ethiopia.  Members of her family were aghast. But she gathered strength from the lessons she learned in a special group of girls – the uncut girls club.
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