The goal of the Population Council's research on female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is to provide program managers, development partners, and advocates with empirical evidence about the feasibility and effectiveness of interventions that encourage the abandonment of the practice. Bringing together more than 20 studies undertaken in nine countries since 1995, this English/French electronic library includes study findings and documents efforts to strengthen research methods, build the capacity of organizations to implement evidence-based interventions, and inform policies and programs in several contexts.

Copies of "Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: Publications on Research in FGM/C" may be obtained, free of charge, upon request from the Population Council at frontiers@pcdc.org.

Traduction Française [French Translation]

Le but de la recherche effectuée par Population Council sur les mutilations génitales féminines (MFG/)/excision est de fournir aux gestionnaires de programme, partenaires au développement et avocat des preuves empiriques sur la faisabilité et l'efficacité des interventions qui encourage l'abandon de la pratique. Rassemblant plus de 20 études entreprises dans neuf pays de 1995, cette bibliothèque électronique d'English/French inclut des résultats d'étude et documente des efforts de renforcer des méthodes de recherches, établir la capacité d'organismes de mettre en application des interventions évidence-basées, et d'informer des politiques et des programmes dans plusieurs contextes.

Copies de "Mutilations génitales féminines: Publications sur la recherche concernant l'excision" peut être obtenu, gratuitement, sur demande à partir du Population Council à frontiers@pcdc.org.

Abandoning Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: Information From Around the World (August 2005), available in English and French, is a collection of data and research on female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) from a wide variety of sources.

Funded by USAID, this resource is a direct response to the findings of a 2004 survey, undertaken by the Population Reference Bureau (PRB) with four collaborating partners, in which respondents said that serious information gaps on FGM/C exist. Particularly where the Internet is an expensive and unreliable method of research, The CD-ROM fills some of these information gaps by including material on various approaches used by organizations working toward abandonment of FGM/C, as well as on statistics, training efforts, and policy aspects. This resource is being disseminated to various NGOs and individuals worldwide.

Single copies of the CD-ROM are available free of charge. Please contact PRB at prborders@prb.org, by phone at 202-483-1100, or by fax at 202-328-3937.

The MEASURE DHS project has collected data on FGM/C in 17 African countries and Yemen. In some countries, two surveys with FGM/C data have been conducted. Data are available on this CD for each of these countries, as well as the survey module used in DHS questionnaires to collect FGM/C data and several DHS publications relating to FGM/C.

Visit the MEASURE DHS Web site to view the contents of this CD-ROM, or for a free copy of the CD, contact MEASURE DHS at reports@orcmacro.com.