FGM in Iraq: More research needed after succesful campaign in Kurdistan led to ban of harmful practice
Statement on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation Febuary 6th 2023 Frankfurt and Suleymaniah, February 5th…
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Looking back: Iraqi Kurdistan; Successful Campaign against FGM
In 2011, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) was banned in the Kurdistan Region, thanks to a media campaign led by anti-FGM…
#31 Years of Wadi – Looking back: First FGM-Free Village in Kurdistan
On 6.th of December 2011 the first village in Iraqi-Kurdistan set up a sign that they are free of FGM…
Halabja and Germian FGM free after fifteen years of campaigning
With the work of our Member Wadi, in 2022 Halabja and Garmyan were declared free of FGM after fifteen years…
Living with FGM: “A wound I will never forget”
With our “Living with FGM” program we are reaching out to women and girls who were mutilated in their childhood…
MENA leaders are failing to protect women and girls from FGM
Female genital mutilation is an all too common practice across MENA, where a lack of legal protections and publicly available…
Highlights of Wadi FGM Conference 2022
February 6 2022, Wadi held a conference on the occasion of the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital…
Brochure: Handfull of Ash – The Campaign to eliminate FGM in Iraqi-Kurdistan
Wadi just published a brochure about the onmgoing campaign to eradicate Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Iraqi-Kurdistan a Iraq. Wadi’s…
Conference on 6th of Feb: Long-term approach to eradicate FGM in Iraqi Kurdistan yields results
On the occasion of the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), Wadi will be hosting a…
Countering Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Iraq
A German aid organization seeks to transfer its experience in the field of combating female genital mutilation FMG from the…
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