Working with Men to End FGM

Male Involvement Working with Men to End FGM   Over the years, the involvement of men to end Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) has taken various forms in different communities. Organisations across the globe have used varying strategies to engage men in the fight...

Limitations to engaging men in Anti-FGM Campaigns

Male Involvement Limitations to engaging men in Anti-FGM Campaigns   While engaging men in the work to end FGM has been put forward as an important step in eradicating the practice, it is not a silver bullet. Several shortcomings and critiques of this strategy...

Towards gender transformative programmes

Male Involvement Towards gender transformative programmes   Because FGM is closely linked to gender inequality, UNICEF calls for gender transformative approaches to tackle the practice: “Gender transformative programming aspires to tackle root causes of gender...

Webinar May 5th

Webinar May 5th In this webinar the speakers presented their projects and programmes aiming to involve men and boys in the work against FGM. We addressed the main opportunities and challenges of male involvement as a strategy to bring about the gender transformative...

Anti-FGM activists were at the NGO CSW 65 Forum

Anti-FGM activists were at the NGO CSW 65 Forum The CoP on FGM and its members participated in the NGOCWS65 Forum which took place in parallel with the 65th Commission on the Status of Women, between March 14th and March 26th 2021. This year, because of the sanitary...