FGM – What do we know?

FGM – What do we know?

A State-of-the-Art Synthesis on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting – What Do We Know Now?august 2016 « Efforts to end female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) are a rising priority on many national and global agendas. Thus it is imperative to have a clear  understanding…

Europees netwerk ENG FGM Europe: lobbywerk vanuit een holistische benadering

Europees netwerk ENG FGM Europe: lobbywerk vanuit een holistische benadering

Natalie Kontoulis is communicatieverantwoordelijke bij het Europees netwerk END FGM European Network. Vroeger werkte ze rond Europese politiek bij de Britse overheid en werkte ze als vertaalster bij de Europese Commissie.

“I realized that I wanted to work on Human rights and gender issues. The issue of FGM really interested me, it was something that I became passionate about because I saw it as a very extreme form of gender-based violence. On a more personal note, I had a boyfriend who was from Guinea. We had never spoken of FGM.”