Ambassadors 2021-2023

The Senior Ambassadors 2021-2023

In 2016, the End FGM EU launched the Ambassadors programme to increase the involvement of affected communities in the Network. As drivers of social change, our Senior Ambassadors are all professionals with direct experience in the field, as well as advocates for the rights of women and girls.

The Senior Ambassadors bring their grassroots expertise with affected communities in their respective countries to the Network. In order to fully support their work, the Network aims to provide them with resources such as training sessions targeted to their needs, as well as spaces to disseminate their knowledge and access more tools for their community engagement.

Like our Youth Ambassadors Programme, the Network strives to make the Senior Ambassadors Programme a mutual learning space while promoting intergenerational exchanges of knowledge. The purpose is to ensure that ways to end FGM are found together, and that actors can join the conversation from all sectors of society.

While their areas of expertise differ, the Senior Ambassadors are connected by two things: years of experience preventing harmful practices, and a commitment to ending FGM at a national and international level. The diversity among their background ensures that their input is intersectional, contextual, and invaluable for End FGM EU.

Ahlam Aziz

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Member Organisation: FSAN

Country of Residence: The Netherlands

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Idil Hassan

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Member Organisation: GAMS Belgium

Country of Residence: Belgium

Pronouns: she/her

Mohamed Issa Mahmoud Marzoug

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Member Organisation: Terre de Femmes - Berlin Offices

Country of Residence: Germany

Pronouns: he/him

Rodrigue Nkwayaya

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Member Organisation: AkiDwA

Country of Residence: Ireland

Pronouns: he/him

Sona Fati

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Member Organisation: APF

Country of Residence: Portugal

Pronouns: she/her

Wedad Almizori

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Member Organisation: FSAN

Country of Residence: The Netherlands
Pronouns: she/her

Rafiu Olayinka Awolola

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Member Organisation: Terre de Femmes - Berlin Offices

Country of Residence: Germany

Pronouns: he/him

The Youth Ambassadors 2021-2023

In 2017, the End FGM EU launched the Youth Ambassadors programme to increase the involvement of young people as drivers of social change to end FGM in Europe and beyond.

The Network Youth Ambassadors join from various European countries where End FGM EU has Members. They are directly linked to FGM-affected communities and to the member they represent in the programme. Through the programme, they are given the opportunity to expand their skills and are given space to use their voice internationally, in various contexts to advocate for a world free-from violence against women and girls.

The Youth Ambassadors’ work is impactful in raising awareness on FGM: with key audiences from affected communities to European decision-makers. One of the programme’s great achievements is the Purple Chair videos funded by Erasmus +. In this project, Youth Ambassadors connected with each other across borders to develop their series of videos addressing critical issues such as feminism, intimate partner violence, intersectionality or the involvement of men in the eradication of FGM.

You can find more information on the Youth Ambassadors programme here: Enabling Communities | End FGM