News | End FGM

13/10/2020 A Webshop on the importance of involving young people in Portugal

Our Portuguese Youth Ambassadors, Ana Aua Só and Fatu Banora, organised an Online Workshop on the importance of involving young people from the affected communities in the fight against FGM, and promoted the publication of the Portuguese version of the Youth Engagement Manifesto.

13/10/2020 Our Ambassadors getting the word out!

During the past months, our Ambassadors continued to spread awareness on FGM! Three of them had their own panel at our General Assembly, while two of them spoke during interesting online events!

08/10/2020 Let's CHANGE conference, closing a two-year project on preventing FGM in Europe

On Tuesday, September 15, 2020, the final conference of the two-year project Let’s CHANGE (co-financed by the European Union) took place. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the conference was organised online and only implemented live on site in Paris for a small group of people.

08/10/2020 AIDOS has been busy this summer and back to school period

AIDOS presented the new UNFPA 2020 Report, participated in the organisation of an International Stakeholder Dialogue and is also completing the MED-RES project.

08/10/2020 The Finnish League for Human Rights published a study on Finnish Somali men's awareness and perceptions of FGM

Our Member, the Finnish League for Human Rights, published a study on Finnish Somali men's awareness and perceptions of FGM.

17/09/2020 Our Shadow Report on the implementation of the Istanbul Convention by Germany

The End FGM European Network and its German Members LebKom, Lessan, and TERRE DES FEMMES submitted a Shadow Report to the Council of Europe GREVIO Committee, on the implementation of the Istanbul Convention by Germany concerning prevention, protection, prosecution and integrated policies on FGM.

17/07/2020 What have our amazing Ambassadors been up to?

In the last few months, the Ambassadors took part in many events and did amazing things! Let’s see what they have been up to…

13/07/2020 APF - Launch of the Portuguese Youth Engagement Manifesto

Due to COVID-19, APF had to adapt its intervention strategies and find new ways to operate. The team organised many interesting event and is launching the Portuguese version of the Youth Engagement Manifesto.

10/07/2020 Pharos - A new study on the prevalence and risk of FGM in the Netherland

In 2019, Pharos presented the findings of a new study on the prevalence and risk of FGM in the Netherlands and, in April 2020, an article on the subject was published in PLOS ONE.

10/07/2020 The Women-Safe Institute is particularly active in this post-confinement period

The Women-Safe Institute comes out of the confining period particularly active: in past months, they have had to handle more demands from survivors and cases of violence against children.