Dr. Caroline Munyi:

As we speak, AkiDwa is in the process of reviewing our handbook on FGM for healthcare professionals. We have tried to engage with education professionals, but with varying levels of success. At times it has very good and other times it has not been so good, because of the age of victims and the topic that is being discussed. As members can imagine, FGM is a very hidden problem because of the part of the anatomy that it affects. We are in the process of producing the handbook. We hope to engage with teachers or those high up in the educational sector with a view to undertaking a survey and getting the views of teachers on the issue and how they want to engage. With the help of teachers and through consultation with them, we hope that from there we will make some progress so that we can make inroads into the educational sector and see how far we can get. We know that teachers interact with students and parents from practising communities. We know how important it is. Perhaps Dr. Mbugua can add to that.