Keur Simbara | |
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| Country |  Senegal |
| Region | Thiès Region |
| Government | |
| • Village leader | Demba Diawara |
Keur Simbara is a small village in the Thiès Region in Senegal.[1] The village is known internationally because of the efforts of its village chief Demba Diawara. He persuaded a group of villages to co-operate to renounce Female Genital Cutting. Diawara believed that in order for Keur Simbara to renounce FGM then he would need to persuade the villages wider social network. This was achieved. Keur Simbara, a small village, has received Ministers from other countries.
- ^ The village is on the eastern side of the country 70 km from the capital Dakar. UNICEF/Tostan Tostan Archived 2011-06-01 at the Wayback Machine