COP-MGF

A bilingual community of practice building bridges between professionals from Africa and Europe aiming to put an end to Female Genital Mutilation

The COP FGM

The Community of practice on Female Genital Mutilation (CoP FGM) is an international, bilingual (French/English) network, gathering professionals and activists working on female genital mutilation. The CoP FGM aims to put an end to FGM and promote women and girls’ well-being and human rights.

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The Thematic Discussions of the CoP FGM

The thematic discussions, launched every 2 months, encourage knowledge sharing and good practice between the CoP FGM’s members. The discussions are held in both English and in French on the CoP internal Google group. The member’s contributions are translated by the moderators so that everyone can understand. 

GENDER TRANSFORMATION

As any other form of Gender-Based Violence, FGM is closely tied to power relations between men and women. It is a manifestation of gender inequality and as such it needs to be addressed. 

This is why experts are stressing the need for programmes that aim to inform and sensitize communities about the negative impacts of FGM, and to eliminate the practice in the long run, to incorporate gender transformative approaches.

C’est pourquoi les expert.e.s soulignent l’importance d’adopter des approches transformatrices de genre dans les programmes visant à informer et à sensibiliser les communautés aux effets négatifs des mutilations génitales féminines, et à éliminer cette pratique à long terme.

Media & FGM

Media refers to different means of distributing and making information accessible to a larger group of persons and includes traditional media such as radio, tv and newspapers in addition to more recent tools such as blogs, vlogs and podcasts. Media tools can be produced by trained journalists but they can also be the fruit of the work of activists, professionals or other citizens. 

This thematic discussion will explore different media used in FGM prevention and care for FGM survivors. 

Cette discussion thématique explorera les différents médias utilisés dans la prévention des MGF et la prise en charge des survivants des MGF.

Law & FGM

FGM is a complex issue deeply embedded in the societies where it is practiced. While criminalization of the practice is generally acknowledged as an important step in the global strategy towards abandonment of FGM, most experts would agree that anti-FGM laws alone cannot solve the problem.

This thematic discussion picks up where we ended when discussing this topic in the summer of 2019.

Where are we at two years later in terms of anti-FGM legislation?

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Discover the CoP-FGM’s members

Doctors, sociologists, anthropologists, lawyers, scientifics, social workers, psychologists, project managers… Who are the members of the CoP FGM?

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The Cop-FGM on facebook

CoP-MGF
CoP-MGF4 days ago
Alors que nous approchons la fin de la discussion sur les masculinités, nous vous invitons à prendre le temps de passer en revue les différentes ressources à ce sujet. Quelques outils pratiques qui peuvent être appliqués dans vos communautés.
https://copfgm.org/fr/limplication-des-hommes/
#EndFGM
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As we draw closer to the end of the discussion on masculinities at the COP, we are inviting you to take time to review the various ressources on this subject. Some practical tools that can be applied in your communities.
Click here for more https://copfgm.org/male-involvement-in-ending-fgm/
#EndFGM

The Cop-FGM on Twitter

Alors que nous approchons la fin de la discussion sur les masculinités, nous vous invitons à prendre le temps de passer en revue les différentes ressources à ce sujet. Quelques outils pratiques qui peuvent être appliqués dans vos communautés.
https://t.co/J9gYeicVnW
#EndFGM https://t.co/0EWk7EjixR
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