ADDIS ABABA- As part of the effort to zero harmful traditional practices (HTP) by 2030, the Ministry of Women, Children and Youth announced that it made possible to create kebeles free from HTP within a year.
Minister Yalem Tsegay told journalists that some 699 kebeles have been freed form HTP practices. And the the achievement is the result of robust effort of her ministry in order to end harmful traditional practices which undermine the rights and well-being of women and girls.
She said that the integrated work conducted in collaboration with stakeholders on the 699 kebeles, where female genital mutilation and early marriage were prone, helped to free the areas from these practices.
Afar, Amhara and Somali regional states are home to most of the 699 kebeles that are freed from harmful traditional practices.
Community elders, religious leaders, representatives of local administrations and civil society organizations have actively took part in the efforts aimed to end the practices by improving the public’s awareness on the negative impact of such practices, she added.
Learning from the best experience that the Ministry got from the achievement in these kebeles, Yalem said activities to end harmful traditional practices in other areas will continue in an integrated way.
The Ethiopian herald April 18, 2019
BY STAFF REPORTER
