Prevention of FGM in Europe | ICRH

TEAM MEMBERS 

Els Leye; Isabelle Gillette-Faye; Cristiana Scoppa

PERIOD 

01/12/2001-01/12/2003

PARTNERS

• Groupement pour l'Abolition des Mutilations Sexuelles (GAMS), France (project coordinator)
• International Centre for Reproductive Health (ICRH), Belgium (project partner)
• Associazione Italiana Donne per lo Sviluppo (AIDOS), Italy (project partner) 

OBJECTIVES

• To sensitise NGOs and public institutions to support actively the fight against FGM
• To sensitise the public opinion through the media on the problem of FGM and the prevention towards children, adolescents and women.

ACTIVITIES

• Seminar on IEC for beneficiaries, NGOs  in Paris
• Media training seminar for NGOs in Rome
• Advocacy towards stakeholders that fight against FGM
• Guide on FGM for journalists and guide for professinals
• Seminar on training of professionals
• Cartography on FGM in Europe, with the publication of a synthesis  in Paris