KPR 303 Informative speech 19
UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI
KPR 303: PUBLIC SPEAKING
PRESENTATION ON FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION
FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION (FGM)
To inform the public about female genital mutilation.
To inform my audience on the effects and violations of FGM on girls and women
The ceremony is a wonderful ritual that unifies the tribe except for the circumcision itself. At some point a young girl is warned that her body is not marriageable as is.
More than 125 million girls and women alive today have been cut in 29 countries in Africa and Middle East. The practice is most common in western, eastern and north-eastern regions of Africa, in some countries in Asia and in the Middle East, and among migrants from these areas.
It is now encountered in Europe as well. Most often, girls and women are taken to their countries of origin during school holidays where they are confronted with the pressure to be cut. The European Parliament estimates 500,000 girls and women living in Europe are suffering with the lifelong consequences of female genital mutilation.
I am good to talk about FGM as I have many youthful friends most from FGM concentrated areas and I have been able to speak with people working from areas such as Samburu and West Pokot.
I am going to talk to you about:
What is FGM and the types of FGM
Why is it practiced?
Violations FGM has to human rights.
I. Female genital mutilation
A. Meaning of female genital mutilation
i) Female genital mutilation comprises all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia ii) Other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons B. Types of FGM
i) Type I/ Clitoridectomy: This is the partial or total removal of the clitoris (a small, sensitive and erectile part of the female genitals). ii) Type II/ Excision: This is the partial or total removal of the
KPR 303: PUBLIC SPEAKING
PRESENTATION ON FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION
FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION (FGM)
To inform the public about female genital mutilation.
To inform my audience on the effects and violations of FGM on girls and women
The ceremony is a wonderful ritual that unifies the tribe except for the circumcision itself. At some point a young girl is warned that her body is not marriageable as is.
More than 125 million girls and women alive today have been cut in 29 countries in Africa and Middle East. The practice is most common in western, eastern and north-eastern regions of Africa, in some countries in Asia and in the Middle East, and among migrants from these areas.
It is now encountered in Europe as well. Most often, girls and women are taken to their countries of origin during school holidays where they are confronted with the pressure to be cut. The European Parliament estimates 500,000 girls and women living in Europe are suffering with the lifelong consequences of female genital mutilation.
I am good to talk about FGM as I have many youthful friends most from FGM concentrated areas and I have been able to speak with people working from areas such as Samburu and West Pokot.
I am going to talk to you about:
What is FGM and the types of FGM
Why is it practiced?
Violations FGM has to human rights.
I. Female genital mutilation
A. Meaning of female genital mutilation
i) Female genital mutilation comprises all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia ii) Other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons B. Types of FGM
i) Type I/ Clitoridectomy: This is the partial or total removal of the clitoris (a small, sensitive and erectile part of the female genitals). ii) Type II/ Excision: This is the partial or total removal of the
References: Paul, K., Elizabeth, O., David, O., Moses, O., and Stephen, S., (2014). Alternative Rite of Passage. ARP Report Kenya and Tanzania. Female genital circumcision 11, 15, 59-62. Alice, W. 1992 Possessing the Secret of Joy Stephanie, W (1996) Like Mother Like Daughter. Retrieved February 17, 2015 from http://www.ontheissuesmagazine.com/1996fall/f96_walsh.php World Health Organization. Media centre. Female genital mutilation. Fact sheet N°241 Updated February 2014 from http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs241/en/