9th July 2025
- Urgently adopt and operationalise the East African Community Elimination of FGM Bill, as it will provide a unified regional legal framework that will harmonise definitions, penalties and protections across Partner States and enhance cross-border coordination and enforcement
- Criminalize cross-border FGM across all EAC partner states, through the EAC Elimination of FGM Bill, close legal and enforcement gaps by making it a regional offence to facilitate or conduct FGM across national borders, enabling joint prevention and response efforts.
- Strengthen political will and leadership to elevate FGM as a political and development priority at both national and regional levels, ensuring sustained and coordinated action.
- Through the EAC Elimination of FGM Bill, combat the medicalisation of FGM and hold medical institutions accountable while mandating data reporting and survivor care.
- Promote a multi-sectoral, survivor-centred approach that supports public education, integrates anti-FGM measures into health and education systems, and ensures access to psychosocial and medical support for survivors.