News | End FGM

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”.

13/04/2022 FSAN - Expanding their network, launching a podcast and more

Our Member FSAN has been busy this first quarter with various activities from expanding their key-persons network, to preparing their new online podcast and their Zero Tolerance Day event.

13/04/2022 DIOTIMA - Legal and psychological support to gender-based violence survivors

Our Member Diotima is providing free legal aid and sociopsychological support to Greek and immigrants women having low annual income.

13/04/2022 ActionAid Sweden providing safe spaces for FGM-affected people through the pandemic

In June 2019, ActionAid Sweden launched a project establishing safe spaces for FGM-affected people. First held online, they were recently able to move back to physical safe spaces for FGM survivors living in the Stockholm region.

06/04/2022 Job Opening (Maternity Cover - 7 months) - Director of Network

End FGM EU is looking to recruit the role of Director (maternity cover). This is an exciting opportunity to lead and grow a fast growing regional organisation that plays a key role in the Global and European End FGM movement. The Board is looking for a dynamic individual to build on its success and lead its experienced and passionate team for the upcoming months.

04/04/2022 Talking to Donors about innovating anti-FGM funding

On 30 March, UNICEF and the End FGM EU held the first 2022 meeting of the Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Donor Working Group (DWG) to discuss innovative financing for FGM Elimination and accelerating Gender Equality.

04/04/2022 End FGM EU and GAMS Belgique held a workshop for COHOM

After meeting with representatives of the French Presidency of the Council, End FGM EU was invited to hold a workshop on the topic of Female Genital Mutilation for delegates of the Council of the EU’s Working Party on Human rights (COHOM).

04/04/2022 Our reaction to the European Commission Directive on VAW

On 8 March 2022, on the occasion of International Women’s Day, the European Commission published the legislative proposal for a Directive on violence against women and domestic violence. Read our reaction to the Directive.

04/04/2022 Our participation to the first European Parliament Report on Intersectionality

End FGM EU contributed to the European Parliament report on intersectionality with the title “Intersectional discrimination in the European Union: the socio-economic situation of women of African, Middle-Eastern, Latin-American and Asian descent”.

01/04/2022 What are the End FGM EU Ambassadors up to?

Let's have a look at everything our Ambassadors and Youth Ambassadors have been up to in the first quarter of 2022.