The impact of COVID-19 is fast receding into the background, but it has left some inevitable casualties in its trail. Although the damages are widespread, every sector has their own story to tell.

In this upcoming broadcast, we will be evaluating the impact of Covid on FGM campaigns. This we will be doing with the help of a brilliant and active guest; a youth ambassador of FGM by the name of Alya Harding.

Alya is also the founding director of Valued Minds and an active campaigner for women’s

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the campaign against FGM globally had been running quite well for about three decades. Due to the pandemic, however, much of the work and access to vulnerable areas have either suffered, been slowed down, or have been halted altogether (source: Lancet Public Health).

In this program we will be evaluating the consequences of this trend, with possible recommendations from experts to relevant stakeholders on what to do about it, and how to get the campaigns back on track.

FSAN doelen van VGV projecten is het veranderen te weg bregen binnen gemeenschappen waar VGV voorkomt door de centrale rollen de sleutelpersonen hebben zichtbaar te maken en het strekt possioneering op lokale niveaus.

FSAN speelt sinds eind jaren ‘90 een centrale rol in de bestrijding van Vrouwelijke Genitale Verminking (VGV) in Nederland. De inzet van FSAN was vooral gericht op voorlichting en preventie binnen de risicogroepen.

De rol van de sleutelpersoon en de werkwijze binnen gemeenschappen

Dit is een interview met Youssif Ouro-Akonda, een sleutelpersoon van VGV, die vertelt over zijn ervaring met de problemen die worden veroorzaakt door de praktijk van vrouwenbesnijdenis.