Public Declaration Ceremony of Abandonment in Atiba, Akinyele, Ogbomoso North and Kajola Local Government of Oyo State

A total of Fifteen communities in the selected four local government have publicly declared abandonment for FGM. This was pronounced by the community leaders and certificate of Public Declaration for Abandonment of FGM was presented to all the communities. They all agreed to put an end to the unlawful act and assured the community that perpetrators shall be sanctioned. The event took place in the four implementing local governments by Centre for Comprehensive Promotion of Reproductive Health (CCPRH) in collaboration with Oyo State Primary Health Care Board and support from United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). Together 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). At the end of the event, the community leaders appreciated UNFPA, CCPRH and SPHCB together with all the CBOs for their consistency in all the activities. A total number of 259 participants were in attendance for the activity with 137males and 122 females.