News | End FGM

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”.

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.