
As part of our advocacy efforts, every six months we send End FGM EU’s recommendations to the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union on matters related to FGM and Gender Equality. On September 13, we addressed Spain with a letter of recommendations for their ongoing semester as Presidency of the Council.
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On July 13th, the European Commission released the proposed revision of the Victims' Rights Directive. End FGM EU together with the wider community of NGOs working on victims' rights in Europe have signed this join statement to welcome the awaited Revision proposal, but also to highlight some shortcomings.
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The End FGM European Network is looking for a dynamic Policy & Advocacy trainee to assist in its implementation of the 2023/2024 Work Plan.
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On 10-11th May, the Board of End FGM EU met in London with a full agenda.
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Women of Grace UK is excited to announce two upcoming activities, as the organisation continues its efforts of supporting women and girls at the community level. Their monthly workshops for Survivors will begin in July, and their weekly community meetings will be held starting June, every weekend on Saturday.
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Wadi continues to expand their #StopFGM Campaign. In May, Wadi hosted a conference inviting activists and NGOs from South and Central Iraq to meet with their Kurdish counterparts and address the need for a law banning FGM in all of Iraq.
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UNAF is currently involved in the project 'Addressing gender-based violence in an intersectional and intercultural approach', funded by the Ministry of Social Rights and Agenda 2030, whose main objective is to guarantee and facilitate the access of all women under equal conditions to public services and resources to address gender-based violence and guarantee the exercise of their rights. To achieve this, they are implementing different actions that follow the lines of training, awareness and advocacy.
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This June, the Join our CHAIN project entered its fourth month. Each of the three organisations (Terre de Femmes, Germany; ActionAid Italy; AkiDwA, Ireland) were able to recruit eight community trainers and organised a kick-off meeting to get to know each other.
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The Network against Female Genital Cutting Switzerland launches the French version of the E-learning tool for professionals, a free resource which provides information worth knowing on the topic of FGM and offers concrete recommendations for action.
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The National FGM Centre has developed a free, accessible introductory e-Learning course on FGM, with 6 modules that include information, animations, quizzes and real life case studies to test your knowledge!
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