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30/06/2022 Summer update from our amazing Ambassadors!

A glimpse into what our Ambassadors have been up to the past 4 months.

28/06/2022 Working closely with the European Commission on the preparation of the Recommendation on Preventing Harmful Practices

During the past few months, the End FGM EU Advocacy team has been working closely in cooperation with DG JUST Gender Equality Unit on the preparation of the Recommendation on Preventing Harmful Practices.

13/04/2022 Lebkom e.v - National honour for the FULDA-MOSOCHO PROJECT

Our member Lebkom e.v's FULDA-MOSOCHO Project (FMP) received a national honour on 8 March 2022 in Nairobi, Kenya on International Women’s Day.

13/04/2022 Wassu Foundation - International Forum on Gender-Based Violence and Harmful Traditional Practices in The Gambia and West Africa

Wassu Gambia Kafo and Wassu Foundation organized the V International Forum on Gender-Based Violence and Harmful Traditional Practices in The Gambia and West Africa

13/04/2022 The Finnish League for Human Rights works to prevent FGM

The Finnish League for Human Rights (FLHR) has worked since 2002 for preventing female genital mutilation (FGM), as well as for raising awareness and change attitudes toward the practice in Finland.

13/04/2022 TERRE DES FEMMES - Awareness raising activities: International Day of Zero Tolerance against FGM

Every year on 06th of February, TERRE DES FEMMES initiates a Germany-wide book campaign to raise awareness on the topic of FGM. The campaign took place in 22 bookstores and libraries spread throughout the whole country. It was reaching out to people who might not have heard of FGM yet but now happen to pass by a table full of books, brochures, and information material in their favourite bookstore.

13/04/2022 MIGS - The FEM-UNITED project and Connect the Dots Campaign

Within the framework of the FEM-UNITED project, MIGS and the Cyprus University of Technology have launched the campaign “Connect the Dots” to raise awareness among front-line professionals, policymakers and the general public on the prevention of femicide and to enable citizens to call on governments, politicians and state institutions to take action.

13/04/2022 LESSAN - Men Standing Up for Gender Equality - Amplifying Change

Our Member Lessan has launched the European project "Men Standing Up for Gender Equality - Amplifying Change" (MFGE - AC) running from 2022 to 2024.

13/04/2022 TERRE DES FEMMES - A new intervention chain for Berlin has been released

On the occasion of the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, about 260 professionals and stakeholders from all over Germany attended the National Launch Conference, hosted by our Member TERRE DES FEMMES.

13/04/2022 AIDOS - Event: Investing in Strategic Partnership and grassroots actors to end FGM

On the 10th of February, our member AIDOS, together with other partner organisations supported by the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on FGM co-organised the online event “Investing in Strategic Partnership and grassroots actors to end FGM”.