This section offers a collection of key resource material related to the practice of FGM and the existing frameworks developed to end the practice and protect affected women and girls. It is aimed for activists, lawyers, policy makers, government officials, civil society actors, researchers and anyone else who wants to investigate the issue of FGM in detail.
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It is clear that, in order to successfully tackle gender-based violence and eliminate FGM, gender- and culturally-sensitive mental health support services are necessary and should be fully accessible and tailored to the needs of Survivors as well as affected communities at large. End FGM EU offers a contribution of the promising practices it has identified regarding support services for Survivors and calls for the implementation of these practices at the wider EU level.
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The End FGM EU Strategic Plan for 2023-2027
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FGM & Disability are sensitive topics that are often overlooked and misunderstood. FGM survivors with disabilities are less likely to have their rights and needs advocated for & protected. Our resource explains how we can provide for people at the intersection of FGM & Disability.
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This position statement outlines the critical role of community engagement in tackling female genital mutilation (FGM) within Europe.
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This report is the result of the October-November 2020 Virtual International Stakeholders Dialogue.
More In this briefing directed to EU policy and decision makers, End FGM EU explains why it is important to integrate prevention and response to FGM within the humanitarian work of the European Commission.
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The movement to end FGM would be incomplete without the next generation of activists. If you want to understand effective strategies that will make a difference in working with youth to tackle FGM, here's how!
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COVID-19 has upended the lives of children and families across the globe and is impacting efforts to end child marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM). This technical note compiles some of the evidence on harmful practices in the time of a public health emergency and proposes programmatic responses on a policy level; systems level; in terms of evidence and data; and on the level of communities and individuals.
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A concise and comprehensive guide on how to talk about Female Genital Mutilation in a respectful and non-stigmatising way. Whether you are already an anti-FGM expert or if you are just starting to learn about the topic, we hope this tool will help you in developing the use of empowering and comprehensive narratives.
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