YES I DO Alliance baseline study

"Yes I do" is a Dutch alliance of civil society organisations working on female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), child marriage, and teenage pregnancy in seven countries in Africa and Asia.

Baseline research for the programme finds that:

• Child marriage and teenage pregnancy are intertwined across all countries and have different consequences, depending on the sequence.


• The link between child marriage and FGM/C is strongest in Kenya.


• The growing gap between young people and older generations has an impact on how young people express their sexuality, desires and exercise their autonomy.