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End FGM CampaignFORWARD is committed to the campaign to END FGM For Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) to be successfully addressed and abandoned, it must be tackled on 3 levels: - Advocacy
- Intervention programmes
- Sensitive service provision.
These represent the three levels of FORWARD's ongoing campaign to END FGM. In 2005, FORWARD re-launched the campaign with the UK premiere screening of Moolaad� - an African film about women's grass roots resistance to FGM in an African village setting. At this spectacular event, held at the Renoir Cinema in London, FORWARD announced the launch of a unique FGM FUND, the proceeds of which will help FORWARD and its partners to: Accelerate action to eliminate FGM in the UK by: - Raising wider awareness of FGM and developing an international advocacy campaign
- Building an evidence base to support advocacy activities
- Mainstreaming FGM activities into the policy and practice of the statutory and voluntary sectors
- Developing a comprehensive approach to FGM prevention education
- Researching and developing evidence to inform and disseminate best practice on FGM
- Integrating prevention education into community programmes
- Collaborate with key stakeholders within UK and Europe
Promote the integration of FGM prevention as a child rights issue in Africa by: - Influencing policy at international, regional and national levels, particularly with human rights treaty bodies, inter-governmental agencies and organizations of the United Nations system, and donors
- Developing strategic partnerships and networks
- Increasing the resource base to support programmes to eliminate FGM in the African region
- Building the evidence base on FGM to influence policy and practice
- Monitoring legislative and policy implementation on FGM
Promote access to comprehensive services and support for affected girls and women by: - Providing professional training to strengthen the capacity of statutory and NGO sectors
- Developing operational protocols, technical materials and tools to support effective training of relevant sectors
- Collaborating with relevant professional bodies to integrate FGM into the core curricula to improve service provision
- Increasing access to comprehensive and appropriate specialist counselling and psycho-sexual/social support services for girls and women suffering complications of FGM
Get involved Click here to find out how you can get involved in the campaign to END FGM Find out more Click here to read about FORWARD's achievements over the years, including information about our successful campaigning efforts. Read about FORWARD's recent initiative with the Metropolitan Police to highlight the increase risk to girls of FGM during the summer holidays.
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