MEDIA AND HUMAN RIGHTS ON THE ISSUE OF FGM

There are only a number of things the media can do regarding the issue of human rights and FGM.

Corporate Social Responsibility: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), is the concept that a business has a responsibility to do good. In today’s world, it is almost expected for a business to give back to the communities they exist in and donate to causes that align with their company mission. When businesses do this, they follow through with their philanthropic responsibility (Pacific Oaks, 2021). Notably so, media organizations and platforms can take responsibility of the UN’s fifth Sustainable Development Goal__Gender Equality, and act on it as a means to promote human rights against Female Genital Mutilation via:

• Providing publicity to activists and various organizations that are committed to securing human rights and the fight against FGM.
• Publishing and broadcasting / disseminating annual news on events of the ‘International Day of Zero Tolerance to FGM’ (celebrated every 6th February).
• Women and Girl empowerment by creating programs aired in places where FGM rate is high, where they educate women and girls on their human rights, and the dangers and consequences of FGM.