Female Genital Mutilation

Female genital mutilation (FGM) is defined as the partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or any practice that purposely alters or injures the female genital organs for non-medical reasons. The practice is internationally recognised as a human rights violation of women and girls.

ENDING FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION TO PROMOTE THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS.
Click here to read a new document that explores the importance of raising female genital mutilation as an underlying cause of the lack of progress on the Millennium Development Goals and makes recommendations to the European Union.

Click here to read about the INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ZERO TOLERANCE TO FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION seminar in Dublin.  FGM Conference

Click here to read the PRESS RELEASE MARKING INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ZERO TOLERANCE TO FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION IN IRELAND 2010.  Press Release ZERO

Click here to read the BRIEFING DOCUMENT ISSUED AT THE ZERO TOLERANCE TO FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION SEMINAR 2010.  Briefing Document

AkiDwA Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Health Project 2008-2009 was funded by the Office of the Minister for Integration through Pobal. A key outcome of this project was the development of an information resource for health-care professionals working in Ireland on FGM, in conjunction with the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland MSc Women’s Health programme. The resource is available to download FGM PDF and FGM Insert

The AkiDwA FGM Project was independently evaluated and the final report is available to read here One2one Solutions Evaluation.

Click here for AkiDwA's policy briefing paper and here for the briefing note calling for the introduction of legislation in Ireland to prohibit female genital mutilation. 
AkiDwA Briefing Paper for legislation to prohibit FGM
AkiDwA Briefing Note for legislation to prohibit FGM

Ireland's National Plan of Action to Address FGM was launched on 25th November 2008. AkiDwA was part of the National Steering Committee and contributed to the development and launch of the Plan. Plan of Action Please also read our Summary Plan

Click here to read the Press Release marking one year since the launch of Ireland's Plan. 
Press Release 251109

AkiDwa is a partner of the END FGM European Campaign which is run by Amnesty International Ireland. The campaign aims to ensure that the European Union delivers a definitive strategy to prevent young girls and women in Europe from being mutilated and to protect those who flee their countries for fear of being mutilated. To learn more, and read the new Ending FGM strategy for European Institutions go to the website www.endfgm.eu