PROJ10045 Supporting the Africa-led Movement to End Female Genital Mutilation

Descriptions

FCDO is supporting this programme to contribute to global efforts to achieve a world free from the practice of FGM by 2030.The programme is comprised of 3 components:(i) support to the Africa-led movement to end FGM at multiple levels and at scale (Lot 1: GBP 28 000 000);(ii) getting laws, policies and systems at multiple levels to work effectively to end FGM (delivered by UNFPA/UNICEF and WHO — 2 500 000 GBP); and5iii) generating the right data to guide interventions and measure change (Lot 2: GBP 3 500 000).The intended impact of this programme is a significant reduction of the practice of FGM in 4-6 focus countries/regions by 2025: the baselines for this will be agreed during the co-creation phase in coordination with the Data and Measurement component. The intended outcome of this programme is the acceleration of positive change in social attitudes towards ending FGM in countries/regions in which the programme is operational.