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12/04/2023 LESSAN's: role-playing game for stopping GBV & advocacy meetings

The project "Men Standing-up for Gender Equality - Amplifying Change" has reached the next phase and taken two important steps in the fight against gender-based violence and FGM/C. Together with the project partners Femme Entraide et Autonomie in Paris and Himilo in Amsterdam, Lessan e.V. in Hamburg has developed a role-playing game.

12/04/2023 Les Orchidées Rouges: inauguration of a new medical centre & awareness-raising events

With the occasion of the International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM, Les Orchidées Rouges inaugurated their new medico-psychosocial institute in the Lyon metropolitan area, which is the first socio-therapeutic support structure for women and girls threatened or survivors of excision and/or forced marriage in that region of France.

12/04/2023 FSAN: working manual for GBV prevention

This manual produced by FSAN concerns the working method for the key persons working to stop FGM and other harmful practices.

12/04/2023 TERRE DES FEMMES - "Join our Chain" kick-off meeting in Berlin

12/04/2023 FSAN: International Women's Day event

On International Women's Day in 2023, FSAN organised an afternoon of activities, especially for the women of Rijswijk. The event was attended by Mayor Huri Sahin.

12/04/2023 Understanding Community Voices: new stage of the ESC project for 2022-2023.

End FGM EU began a new stage of its European Solidarity Corps project ‘Understanding Community Voices’. We are currently looking for anti-FGM activists from 6 countries (AU, ES, FN, IE, NL, SE) for a brief online interview, with the aim of discussing their experiences and their needs.

12/04/2023 The Belt of Somali Women: NGO CSW67 panel discussion - FSAN, Ifrah Foundation, Save a Girl Save a Generation

During the NGO CSW67 Annual Forum on March 17th, 2023, the Belt of Somali Women hosted a panel discussion on the elimination of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) across all Somali regions. The panel included renowned activists Zahra Naleie from FSAN, Asha Ismail from SaG-SaG, and Ifrah Ahmed from the Ifrah Foundation, all Members of End FGM European Network.

12/04/2023 Check out our Advocacy news for Spring!

Let's review what happened in terms of Advocacy and FGM this spring! From the ratification of the Istanbul Convention, to upcoming news about the Women Deliver Conference, FGM's Advocacy Department tells us what to keep an eye on these months.

12/04/2023 The Finnish League for Human Rights: statement on the implementation of the Istanbul Convention in Finland

In March 2023, the FLHR coordinated a joined statement by 35 non-governmental organisations demanding specific criminalisation of all forms of FGM. The FILH also sent its statement to the Committee of the Parties on the implementation of the Istanbul Convention in Finland and shared its views on FGM and honour-based violence.

12/04/2023 UNAF: Prevention and Care in 2023

This first quarter of 2023, UNAF continued with their projects in prevention and care of female genital mutilation, awareness of sexual and reproductive health and rights and specialised intercultural mediation.