Join Us for Zero Tolerance Week 2025: Taking Action to End FGM Across Europe and Beyond

23/01/2025

Join us for Zero Tolerance Week and take action towards eliminating Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) across Europe and beyond!

Mark your calendar! From 4th to 7th February, The End FGM European Network invites you to a week of impactful events in honor of the International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM.
Join us as we celebrate progress, reflect on the year ahead, and discuss strategies for eradicating this harmful practice in Europe and globally.

Don’t miss out—register now and be part of the movement for change!
Check all event details and programs here.

6th February marks the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). To honor this day, we will be organizing and participating in a week of events alongside our partners. This week provides an opportunity to reaffirm our commitment to ending FGM and to launch our annual campaign.Check out our past campaigns here.
Throughout the week, events will bring together advocates, policy-makers, professionals, and youth activists to advance the conversation, raise awareness and push for meaningful action in ending FGM.

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Day 1 – Tuesday, 4 February 2025

The Join Our Chain International Conference

Brussels, EP room SPAAK 7C50, 10-13h

Register here.

Let’s come together to celebrate the successes of the Join Our Chain project with our partners, key European decision makers, allies, and ambassadors. The event co-hosted by MEP Maria Noichl (S&D Germany), will raise awareness on the project’s result by highlighting the powerful impact that it had on a local and European level. The conference will be also a pivotal moment as we will be launching our Annual Campaign.

Day 2 - Wednesday, 5 February 2025

GAMS Be National Conference - Towards the elimination of FGM: A coordinated national approach

Brussels, Federal Parliament Erasmus room, 12-14h

Registration for this event is by invitation only.

GAMS Be, together with our Interim Director, Marianne Nguena Kana, federal parliamentarians, other administrations (early childhood, equal opportunities), and civil society, will explore the progress made so far in Belgium in ending FGM, as well as the priorities for the coming years.

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Day 3 - Thursday, 6 February 2025

Y-ACT final event “ SPEAK UP - Giving voice to younger generations for the prevention of FGM

Brussels, EP Room 1G3, 14.30 - 20.00h

Register here

This event, part of the Y-ACT project co-financed by the European Union (CERV - DAPHNE), is led by Amref Italy, with partners including the Association Le Reseau, the Coordinamento Nazionale Nuove Generazioni Italiane (CONNGI), and the University of Milan Bicocca. This powerful momentum will feature speeches from our Interim Director, Marianne Nguena Kana, and Senior Project Officer, Queralt Perarnau, as well as a presentation of the communities' Manifesto for the Abandonment of FGM by youth activists.

Discover more about Y-ACT project here.

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ActionAid Italy - Conference with Italian Society on reconstructive surgery: “PREVENIRE, CURARE, RICOSTRUIRE”

Milan, Sala Consiglio, Palazzo Isimbardi / Online, 11.00 - 17.30h

Register here or follow the event online here. LANGUAGE OF THE EVENT ITALIAN

ActionAid will commemorate the World Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation by hosting a conference with the Italian Society on reconstructive surgery. Our Policy & Advocacy Coordinator, Xheni Dani, will contribute with her insights, together with Institutions, associations, and healthcare professionals. The conference will focus on FGM reconstructive surgery in Italy and Europe.

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Day 4 – Friday,7 February 2025

Stakeholder meeting - End FGM E-Campus, a key online tool for practitioners, with the support of the UK Mission to the European Union.

Brussels, Embassy of the UK, 09:00-12.00h

Registration for this event is by invitation only.

In this meeting, our Interim Director will discuss the Annual Campaign and present the E-Campus project—a free online platform for professionals working on FGM to share knowledge and exchange best practices. Aminata Sidibe, our co-president and coordinator for GAMS, along with our Policy & Advocacy Coordinator, Xheni Dani, will also attend and share identified best practices.

Check all event details and programs here.

Join us for the Week of Zero Tolerance for FGM and be part of the movement to end this harmful practice.

Together, we can make a difference—show your support, take action, and help raise awareness.

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