Essays about: "Lawalawa"

Found 1 essay containing the word Lawalawa.

  1. 1. Behind Closed Doors: From an Open Celebration to a Secret Practice : An Ethnographic Study of the Meaning and Function of Female Genital Mutilation/Circumcision in Singida, Tanzania

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Therese Lelli; [2018]
    Keywords : Women s rights; FGM; FGM C; GBV; Singida; Tanzania; Lawalawa; Change; Humanitarian Action; Cultural Anthopology;

    Abstract : This research examines the practice of Female Genital Mutilation/Circumcision (FGM/C) as a social phenomenon in Singida Region, Tanzania. The aim is to contribute to a deepened cultural anthropological understanding of the function and meaning behind the practice in Singida, and how it reacts to external factors of change, such as human rights-based laws and projects aiming to eradicate FGM/C. READ MORE