With support from the United Nations...the completion of the training program “Innovative Incubator for Social Entrepreneurship to Combat Female Genital Mutilation” in Luxor Governorate in Egypt
Luxor - Egypt: Europe and the Arabs
Within the framework of Egyptian national efforts and the United Nations Population Fund, the National Council for Women in Egypt organized a graduation ceremony for male and female participants in the training program.
United Nations news correspondent in Egypt, Khaled Abdel Wahab, said that data from the Egyptian Household Health Survey issued by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics indicate a decrease in the percentage of female genital mutilation in the age group from zero to 19 years, from 21% in 2014 to 14% in 2023.
The percentage expected to be circumcised decreased to 27% in 2023 compared to 56% in 2014, and the data indicated that changing negative legacies and wrong social norms is the main support for national efforts through legislative reforms and social and economic programs.
From this standpoint, the United Nations Population Fund in Egypt partnered with the National Council for Women to establish an innovative incubator for social entrepreneurship to combat female genital mutilation.