End FGM Network

This tool was elaborated by GAMS Belgium with the partners of Réseau Bruxellois MGF and of Réseau Wallon MGF, with the legal contribution of INTACT. The purpose of this toolkit is to better identify and protect girls at risk from FGM.

Strategic Plan 2023-2027

The End FGM EU Strategic Plan for 2023-2027

Infographic: FGM and Disability

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.

FGM and Medicalisation - Position Paper

This position statement outlines the importance of reflecting on medicalised female genital mutilation (FGM) and other related medical practices carried out within Europe.

FGM, Antiracism and Intersectionality - Position Paper

This position paper reflects on the issue of racial discrimination with a focus on how it impacts the work of the anti-FGM sector. It aims at providing recommendations to different stakeholders within the sector to tackle racism and discrimination within the movement and beyond.

CHAIN project - Intervention Chain

The brochures contain a local intervention model with guidelines for action for key professionals in Berlin, Madrid, Milan, and Paris who may come into contact with those at risk and affected in their everyday work.

Global Platform for Actions to end FGM/C - 2022 Progress Report on intensifying global efforts to eliminate FGM

In this position paper and infographic, we focus on the provision of support services aiming to provide health care, including counselling or access to health care, for Survivors of FGM.

Support Services Position Paper and Infographic

In this position paper and infographic, we focus on the provision of support services aiming to provide health care, including counselling or access to health care, for Survivors of FGM.

Report: Gender Transformative Approaches to Ending Female Genital Mutilation

Between October and November 2021, more than 50 experts from more than 40 organisations and 25 countries from different world regions gathered online to participate in the International Stakeholder Dialogue sessions.

Good Practice Poster

A policy roadmap for stakeholders who want to contribute to end FGM in Europe.

Generation Equality Forum - Policy Briefing

Together with our partners of the Global Platform for Action to end FGM/C, we published a policy briefing on the occasion of the Paris Generation Equality Forum.

GREVIO Joint Shadow Report: Greece

Together with our Greek member, we have submitted a shadow report to GREVIO, in order to highlight the current situation and propose concrete recommendations on the issue of prevention, protection, prosecution and integrated policies on female genital mutilation in Greece. It does not only analyse the application of the specific FGM Article 38 of the Istanbul Convention but addresses the full range of articles in the Convention and how they are applied to tackle FGM.

GREVIO Joint Shadow Report: Switzerland

Together with our Swiss member, the Network against FGC Switzerland, we have submitted a shadow report to GREVIO, in order to highlight the current situation and propose concrete recommendations on the issue of prevention, protection, prosecution and integrated policies on female genital mutilation in Switzerland. While this report focuses only on the harmful practice of FGM, its aim is not to single it out in isolation, but to put emphasis on it while placing it within the continuum of gender-based violence against women and girls.

GREVIO Joint Shadow Report: Cyprus

Together with our Cypriot member, the Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies (MIGS), we have submitted this shadow report to GREVIO, in order to highlight the current situation and propose concrete recommendations on the issue of prevention, protection, prosecution and integrated policies on female genital mutilation in Cyprus. While this report focuses only on the harmful practice of FGM, its aim is not to single it out in isolation, but to put emphasis on it while placing it within the continuum of gender-based violence against women and girls.

EIGE report: Estimation of girls at risk of FGM in 4 EU countries

The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) has released a study estimating the number of girls at risk of FGM in Denmark, Spain, Luxembourg and Austria.

The Impact of Asylum Laws, Policies and Practices on FGM-Affected women and girls in Europe

The present paper sheds a light on laws, policies and practices in 7 European Union Member States (Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain) in the context of asylum claims on the ground of FGM.

Community Engagement Position Paper- Strategies for Effective Community Engagement

This position statement outlines the critical role of community engagement in tackling female genital mutilation (FGM) within Europe.

Preventing and Responding to FGM in Emergency and Humanitarian contexts - Report (2020)

This report is the result of the October-November 2020 Virtual International Stakeholders Dialogue.

FGM in a Humanitarian Context - Advocacy Briefing (2018)

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.

End FGM EU's Child Safeguarding Policy (2020)

This Child Safeguarding Policy (CSP) outlines End FGM EU's and its Members’ commitment to protect children from harm and the responsibilities and procedures for all the actors linked to the Network who will have a direct contact with children in the context of the actions implemented by the Network and its Members.

Shadow Report on Istanbul Convention implementation in 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.

Youth Engagement Manifesto: Tackling FGM in Europe – Strategies for Effective Engagement of Youth from FGM-affected Communities

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!

United to end Female Genital Mutilation: An online knowledge platform for professionals and public

This paper presents the United to End Female Genital Mutilation (UEFGM) knowledge platform, which is part of an EU-funded project. The platform is designed as a practice tool to improve the knowledge and skills of professionals who are likely to come into contact with women and girls affected by FGM.

Case study: From a limited‐life campaign to the End FGM European Network

This brief draws from stakeholder interviews and a review of historical documents to present useful lessons for donors interested in supporting nascent organisations or catalysing a burgeoning ecosystem of influential activists.

Addressing common myths and misconceptions on FGM

"FGM is an African issue" "In Europe, we don't do that to girls" "FGM is women's business": sounds familiar? Excellent, because this guide we just released, in collaboration with GAMS Belgium, aims at breaking down common myths and misconceptions existing about FGM.

How to Talk About FGM: using respectful & non-stigmatising language

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.

Framing the European Commission’s 10 Principles for Integrated Child Protection Systems in the context of FGM - Briefing Paper (2019)

This briefing paper outlines the importance of the ten overarching principles for Integrated Child Protection Systems (ICPS), agreed by the European Commission, in the context of FGM.

Shadow Report on Istanbul Convention implementation in Spain

The End FGM European Network and its Spanish Members Medicos del Mundo, Save a Girl Save a Generation, and UNAF submitted a Shadow Report to the Council of Europe GREVIO Committee, on the implementation of the Istanbul Convention by Spain.

Shadow Report on Istanbul Convention implementation in Belgium

The End FGM European Network and its Belgian members GAMS Belgium and INTACT submitted a Shadow Report to the Council of Europe GREVIO Committee, on the implementation of the Istanbul Convention by Belgium

Read our latest annual report from 2017

We are pleased to present our Annual Report 2017 where you can find all information about the projects and activities of the End FGM European Network organized in 2017.

How to talk about FGM Position Paper: SP, IT, PT, GE, GK

Language is an essential and powerful tool in ending FGM. Vocabulary may seem symbolic in the context of a human rights violation yet terminology, narratives and discourse are crucial tools to convey messages that contribute to raising awareness.

Shadow Report on Istanbul Convention implementation in Portugal

The End FGM European Network and its Portuguese member, the Associação para o Planeamento da Família, submitted a Shadow Report to the Council of Europe GREVIO Committee, on the implementation of the Istanbul Convention by Portugal

Shadow Report on Istanbul Convention implementation in France

The End FGM European Network and its French members, Equilibres et Populations and Excision, parlons-en!, submitted a Shadow Reportto the Council of Europe GREVIO Committee, on the implementation of the Istanbul Convention by France

Shadow Report on Istanbul Convention implementation in Finland

The End FGM European Network and its Finnish member, the Finnish League for Human Rights, submitted a Shadow Report to the Council of Europe GREVIO Committee, on the implementation of the Istanbul Convention by Finland

Strategic Plan 2018-2022

The End FGM EU Strategic Plan for 2018-2022

Annual Report 2016

We are pleased to present our Annual Report 2016 where you can find all information about the projects and activities of the End FGM European Network organized in 2016.

'How to talk about FGM' Position Paper (2016)

Annual Report 2015

We are pleased to present our Annual Report 2015 where you can find all information about the projects and activities of the End FGM European Network organized in 2015.

Female genital mutilation and international protection: Towards a human rights-based and gender-sensitive Common European Asylum System - Position Paper (2016)

Position paper by the End FGM European Network.

Q&A on the Victims' Rights Directive - Guide (2016)

Guide on the rights to support and protect victims of Gender-Based Violence, including women affected by Female Genital Mutilation.

FGM in EU Asylum Directives on Qualification, Procedures and Reception Conditions - Guide (2016)

The End FGM European Network has produced a guide on FGM in the EU Asylum Directives. The guide highlights the relevant provisions in the Asylum Procedures, Reception Conditions and Qualification Directives.

Building bridges between relevant actors to End FGM - Concept Paper (2014)

Pledge: I Act to End FGM (2014)

In 2014, the End FGM European Network called on MEPs to build on the work already done in this area, and to ensure continuity in the demands and concerns raised by the European Parliament.

Building bridges between relevant actors to End FGM 2014

"The creation of synergies to develop, share and coordinate actions, policies and legal frameworks to end FGM in countries of residence and of origin."