JimmyB (he/him) on Nostr: And on a different note... great stop forward in #SierraLeone - but a lot more to do. ...
And on a different note... great stop forward in #SierraLeone - but a lot more to do. Plus enforcement will be the key to success or the absence of enforcement, the facilitator for failure. And then #FGM
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/jul/05/sierra-leone-has-banned-child-marriage-to-truly-set-women-free-it-must-end-fgm
Given the disparity in FGM rates in Freetown versus non-Freetown, it's clear that this is entirely achievable. Just needs political will and actual enforcement. Long overdue.
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/jul/05/sierra-leone-has-banned-child-marriage-to-truly-set-women-free-it-must-end-fgm
Given the disparity in FGM rates in Freetown versus non-Freetown, it's clear that this is entirely achievable. Just needs political will and actual enforcement. Long overdue.