Advocacy Visit to Community Leaders in Selected Fifteen Communities in Atiba, Akinyele, Ogbomoso North, and Kajola Local Governments of Oyo State

The Centre for Comprehensive Promotion of Reproductive Health (CCPRH) with support United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in collaboration with Oyo State Primary Health Care Board visited community leaders in Koso, Oke-Olola, Aafin, Moniya, Olorisa-Oko, Alabata, Aroro, Saja-Isale Ora, Oke-Elerin, Taraa, Masifa, Oleele, Bode, Igbogaa and Gbelekale in Atiba, Akinyele, Ogbomoso North and Kajola Local Government Areas of Oyo State. The purpose of the visit is to solicit their support to publicly denounce Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in their communities. At the end of the event, the community leaders of the fifteen communities in the four local government areas agreed that the program should take place in their communities and pledged their full support to advocate for public abandonment of FGM. Also in attendance were the Community-Based Organizations implementing in each local government; Christianah Olawumi Foundation (Ogbomoso North), Federation of Muslim Women Associations of Nigeria, Oyo State Branch (Atiba LGA), Rural People Development Initiative (Kajola LGA) and Matan Arewa for Sustainable Development (Akinyele LGA).