Uganda: FGM can be defeated by joint effort

Some 500 girls were circumcised in Sebei region over the Christmas period! This is an alarming rise in Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) because the number of mutilated girls stood at 90 in the previous circumcision season. The ritual involves the removal of the clitoris and the entire labia. Why is this done? It is only through the FGM that a woman becomes a full woman and commands respect in society.