News | End FGM

27/02/2020 AIDOS – Launch of the “How to talk about FGM” guide in Italy

AIDOS launched the Italian version of the “How to talk about FGM” guide and took part in a series of events in Rome and in Brussels.

27/02/2020 ActionAid Sweden - National conference on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

Action Aid Sweden shared its work against Female Genital Mutilation in a national conference.

14/02/2020 Consultancy - Youth-expert Facilitation wanted!

End FGM EU is seeking the consultancy services of a facilitator for its Gender ABC project closing event

03/02/2020 Research paper on FGM Emerging Trends among the Kisii, Kenya

We are pleased to share the article of Eva Komba, Tammary Esho and Van Eerkert on FGM emerging trends among the Kisii.

07/01/2020 Sister Fa - A documentary in Senegal

Fatou Diatta, also known as Sister Fa, is a rapper and artist fighting against Female Genital Mutilation in Senegal and Europe. She is also an active Ambassador of the European Network, raising her voice against FGM among stakeholders and decision-makers. The journalist Andrew Smith made a short documentary for Al Jazeera, tracing her story and her fight against this harmful traditional practice

19/12/2019 Finland: involving men in the fight against FGM

Fatima Awil - Advocacy Officer of the End FGM European Network - spoke at a seminar on ending FGM and the role of men and boys from the Somali community. The event was both in Somali & Finnish.

18/12/2019 ICPD+25 Nairobi Summit: Moving from conversation to increased action

In November, the Kenyan capital Nairobi played host to a three-day summit to mark 25 years since the landmark International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD). Fiona Coyle - Director of the End FGM European Network - was there and gives us her takeaways.

13/12/2019 Youth Ambassadors: professional video-producing training

The Youth Ambassadors have received professional training on video producing for their YouTube channel. At national level, they have been bringing up youth voices into the debate on women's rights while making sure their generation has a seat at the table!

13/12/2019 Egypt: Peace and Development Makers Forum

“The Peace and Development Makers Forum” took place in Egypt, this November 2019 and was attended by our Programme Officer Isma Benboulerbah. This initiative was launched by youth groups from Africa, Europe, Asia and the Arab region.

12/12/2019 Sneak peek at the activities of the new Ambassadors

The new generation Ambassadors carry on exciting projects: here is a sneak peek at the type of actions they have been leading on recently with Aminata, Isatou and Sister Fa