Essays about: "Involving Religious Leaders"

Found 3 essays containing the words Involving Religious Leaders.

  1. 1. “We have to speak one language to stop FGM“ : Inside and outside perspectives on challenges and strategies related to the elimination of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting within the Maasai in the Northern central part of in Tanzania

    University essay from

    Author : Anna Bergman; Stina Olausson; [2023]
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    Abstract : Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) is a universal concern, with more than 200 million girls and women alive today who have undergone the practice primarily concentrated in Africa. The Maasai, a semi-nomadic ethnic group inhabiting the Northern Central part of Tanzania, have the highest rate of FGM/C in the whole country. READ MORE

  2. 2. Rights, Religion and Atrocity Prevention - An explorative field study of the involvement of religious leaders in Uganda

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Elias Berg; [2019-12-17]
    Keywords : Human Rights; Atrocity Prevention; Involving Religious Leaders; Freedom of Religion; Uganda;

    Abstract : This study examines the nexus of human rights, atrocity prevention and the involvement of religious leaders in Uganda. States hold legal responsibility for preventing atrocity crimes, but influential nonstate actors also have a role in minimizing risks of mass atrocity crimes. READ MORE

  3. 3. "It starts with you" - A qualitative study about Samburu men’s perspective, change of mind and involvement in ending Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in Samburu, Kenya.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan

    Author : Joanna Sjödin; [2017]
    Keywords : Samburu.; Ending FGM C; change of mind; involving men; cultural practice; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The aim of this qualitative field study was to investigate and analyse Samburu men’s perspective on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) in Samburu, Kenya. The chosen subjects to examine were the men’s perspective of the practice of FGM/C itself, the process of change of mind and their involvement in ending FGM/C. READ MORE