Talking Female Circumcision Out of Existence
There is nothing more difficult than changing entrenched cultural practices, especially those as shrouded in taboos as female genital cutting.
From Tina Rosenberg / New York Times: Though poverty rates are dropping worldwide, the ‘ultrapoor’ tend to stay where they are. BRAC works to break the poverty cycle by donating money-making assets mixed with cash and food grants. One example is Fundación Capital, an organization based in Bogotá, Colombia. In several Latin American countries, they participants cash instead of an animal or stock of goods.
There is nothing more difficult than changing entrenched cultural practices, especially those as shrouded in taboos as female genital cutting.
Barefoot College International is a women-centered global network providing livelihood training to women in rural communities. Rodrigo París of Barefoot
IMPAQTO Capital is an investment fund supporting social entrepreneurs in the Andean region through capital, support, and connections. Michelle Arevalo
