BRIEF INTRODUCTION OF THE ORGANISATION

The Association for the Termination of Female Genital Mutilation (ATFGM) was established as an answer to the demand of some parents of the Kurya Community who did not want their daughters to be mutilated, and to some girls who also asked for protection to The Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul in Tanzania, as they did not want to undergo the forced Female Genital Mutilation. The Catholic Bishop of Diocese of Musoma, during his pastoral visitation at Rogoro parish in 2008, preached publicly against all forms of discrimination in Kurya society especially Female Genital Mutilation and child marriage, which affect development of girls and women. He asked the Daughters of Charity working at Masanga - Tarime and the members of the community to form an organization that will help to educate the community, in order to promote respect of human dignity and human rights; so as to join hands with the government to bring positive changes. Therefore, ATFGM as Non–Governmental Organization works under the Sisters of Daughters of Charity, Tanzania.

Core Values

Commitment: All TFGM members are expected to show a spirit of commitment, effectiveness and availability.

Respect: The potential and dignity of every human being (adult or child, especially the girl-child) shall be respected.

Transparency: Leaders and members shall observe transparency in matters that involve the use of the organization’s resources by providing all stakeholders with physical and financial implementation reports .

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The Association for Termination of Female Genital Mutilation’s Mission is to promote and to protect the quality of life, the rights and dignity of girls and women, and to insure their freedom from all coercion..

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