ADDIS ABABA: The Ethiopian government on Wednesday launched a national plan to end child marriage and Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) practices within the coming five years period.
Ethiopian Minister of Women, Children and Youth Yalem Tsegaye said during the launching of the national roadmap that aimed to end child marriage and FGM practices across communities in Ethiopia on Wednesday, that the newly launched roadmap will help towards ending the two malpractices by the year 2025.
The new national roadmap, which is expected to be implemented within the coming 5 years period, is said to require in excess of 2.7 billion Ethiopian birr (about 93 million U.S. dollars) towards ending child marriage and FGM, it was noted.
The new initiative, among other things, envisaged creating national public awareness creation campaigns, improved policy platforms, efficient service provision at all concerned levels, as well as enhanced data provision schemes. The new national roadmap is also said to inject the much-needed imputes to Ethiopia’s aspiration to achieve global and continental commitments on countering the health and socioeconomic impacts of child marriage and female genital mutilation, which often seen as traditional and cultural practices among Ethiopian communities.
(Agencies)
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