GAMCOTRAP

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The Gambia Committee on Traditional Practices Affecting the Health of Women and Children , usually abbreviated as GAMCOTRAP , is a Gambian women's rights organization. The seat is in the municipality of Kanifing .

aims

The primary goal is the fight against female genital mutilation (FGM), which is very widespread in Gambia, affecting 76.3 percent of women aged 15 to 49. The organization therefore runs campaigns to end FGM and does educational work. In particular, GAMCOTRAP conducts trainings in villages and communities in order to reach broad sections of the population.

History and goals

GAMCOTRAP was founded in February 1984 at a conference organized by the World Health Organization (WHO) in Dakar (Senegal). In 1997 it was recognized as a non-profit organization.

In October 2010, Isatou Touray , co-founder and director of GAMCOTRAP, and Amie Bojang-Sissoho , who also works for Gamcotrap, were arrested by the police for embezzling 30,000 euros from the Spanish aid organization Yolocamba Solidaridad and imprisoned in Mile 2 prison . The government had previously taken massive action against Gamcotrap. After international protests, they were released on bail, but were later detained again, although there was no evidence of wrongdoing. In the trial, which lasted until November 2012, Amie Bensouda defended them and finally acquitted them.

At the beginning of 2013, the organization reported that 98 circumcisers and 564 local communities had declared that they would not use FGM as part of an awareness-raising campaign. By the end of 2015, when FGM was banned by Gambian President Yahya Jammeh , over 1000 local communities had spoken out against FGM.

Management and members

Amie Joof Cole was president of GAMCOTRAP from 1991 or 1993 to 1997 . The co-founder and later Gambian Vice President Isatou Touray has been Executive Director of the organization since at least 2001. After joining the cabinet Adama Barrow , Mary Small temporarily took over this role.

GAMCOTRAP is supported by many important politicians and people. For example, from 2006 to 2009 the politicians Sidia Jatta , Duta Kamaso and Nyimasata Sanneh-Bojang belonged to the Board of Directors .

The Gambian Imam Baba Leigh has been a GAMCOTRAP member since 1986. Saffiatou Singhateh got involved with GAMCOTRAP from the mid-1980s.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b (GAMCOTRAP) Gambia Committee on Traditional Practices. Retrieved July 24, 2019 .
  2. ^ David Perfect: Historical Dictionary of The Gambia . Rowman & Littlefield, 2016, ISBN 978-1-4422-6526-4 ( google.de [accessed July 24, 2019]).
  3. ↑ Two Prominent Gender and Human Rights Defenders detained in The Gambia: Dr. Isatou Touray and Amie Bojang Sissoho »African Feminist Forum. October 18, 2010, accessed January 15, 2019 (American English).
  4. ↑ Gamcotrap's Isatou Touray, Amie Bojang freed. Retrieved January 15, 2019 .
  5. ^ David Perfect: Historical Dictionary of The Gambia . Rowman & Littlefield, 2016, ISBN 978-1-4422-6526-4 ( google.de [accessed July 24, 2019]).
  6. ↑ International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation | Women Reclaiming and Redefining Cultures. Retrieved July 24, 2019 .
  7. ↑ PRESS RELEASE: GAMCOTRAP Celebrates Gambia Finally Banning FGM! | Women Reclaiming and Redefining Cultures. Retrieved July 24, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Elizabeth Sleeman: The International Who's Who of Women 2002 . Psychology Press, 2001, ISBN 978-1-85743-122-3 ( google.de [accessed September 12, 2019]).
  9. ↑ Amie Joof | Development Networks. Retrieved September 13, 2019 .
  10. ↑ Gambia: Public Condemn Government's Rejection Of Commission Report. Retrieved July 24, 2019 .
  11. ^ Gambia: Grandfather and Circumciser Arrested and Granted Bail On FGM Offence. Retrieved July 24, 2019 .
  12. ↑ Gambia: Gamcotrap Intensifies Community Outreach On FGM Laws in Nbr. Retrieved July 24, 2019 .
  13. ↑ Gambia: GAMCOTRAP appoints New Board. Retrieved July 24, 2019 .
  14. ^ David Perfect: Historical Dictionary of The Gambia . Rowman & Littlefield, 2016, ISBN 978-1-4422-6526-4 ( google.de [accessed July 24, 2019]).
  15. ^ Staff / Volunteer's Profiles. February 1, 2009, accessed July 24, 2019 .
  16. ↑ Fatoumatta Jah - laudable Woman Entrepreneur. In: allAfrica.com. April 4, 2003, archived from the original on April 5, 2003 ; accessed on January 23, 2019 (original website no longer available).
  17. ↑ Dossier 3: Sexual Mutilations: Case studies presented at the workshop African women speak on female circumcision Khartoum (October 21-25, 1984) | Women Reclaiming and Redefining Cultures. Retrieved January 23, 2019 .