Creating an Enabling Environment for Adolescent Girls in Egypt

USAID is supporting a comprehensive effort to eliminate Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) in Egypt.

This activity supports the Egyptian government's efforts to combat FGM/C through an integrated set of interventions designed to change perceptions of girls' roles in the family and society at large while improving the enforcement of laws protecting girls. The activity creates an environment that focuses on the protection and development needs of adolescent girls.

The activity will rely on community dialogue and family engagement through Youth Centers, Sports Days, screening of digital media addressing women's empowerment issues, promotion of inter-generational activities and discussions around women and girl's empowerment.

It empowers girls by equipping them with key life skills, values, and increased employability in preparation for their transition to adulthood.

The activity will work directly with policymakers through meetings, participation in key events, dissemination of good practices from other countries, provision of technical assistance, etc. to facilitate dialogues, review of laws, and policies related to FGM/C.

By strengthening Egypt's policy and legal frameworks as well as child protection mechanisms, this activity is also improving the enforcement of FGM/C laws and enhancing the capacity of prosecutors, local lawyers, social workers, and community outreach workers to address FGM/C.