Efua Dorkenoo

Efua Dorkenoo is a Ghanaian women's rights activist and campaigner against genital mutilation of girls and women (FGM ). She founded The Foundation for Women 's Health, Research and Development (FORWARD ), whose chairman is since 1983.

Her work Cutting The Rose: Female Genital Mutilation the Practice and its Prevention from 1994 has been added to the list of the 100 best African books of the 20th century.

Bibliography

  • Tradition! Tradition: A symbolic story on female genital mutilation. 1992
  • Scilla Elworthy with: Female Genital Mutilation: Proposals for Change. 1992
  • Child Protection and Female Genital Mutilation: Advice for Health, Education, and Social Work Professor. 1992
  • Report of the First Study Conference of Genital Mutilation of Girls in Europe / Western World. 1993
  • Cutting The Rose: Female Genital Mutilation the Practice and its Prevention. 1994
List of African writers (by country)#Ghana
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