CHANGEPlusPromo/ngBehaviourChangeTowardstheAbandonmentofFemaleGenitalMu/la/on(FGM)inPrac/singCommuni/es

acrosstheEU

EuropeanConference,23rdNovember2017Charlo:eWeil,ProjectCoordina@on,TERREDESFEMMESe.V.

change@frauerechte.dewww.change-agent.eu

Objec/ve:TheabandonmentofFemaleGenitalMu/la/on(FGM)inprac@singAfricancommuni@esinfourEUMemberStates(Germany,TheNetherlands,Portugal,France).Dura/on:January15,2016-January14,2018Budget:>800.000€,co-fundedbytheEuropeanUnionundertheRights,EqualityandCi@zenshipProgrammeCoordinator:TERREDESFEMMES,Germany

8EuropeanPartners

•  coordinatedbyTERREDESFEMMES(TDF),Berlin,Germany•  AssociaçãoparaoPlaneamentodaFamília(APF)inLisbon,Portugal•  AssociazioneItalianaDonneperloSviluppo(AIDOS)inRome,Italy•  CoventryUniversityinLondon,UK•  EndFGMEuropeanNetworkinBrussels,Belgium•  Équilibres&Popula@ons(Equipop)inParis,France•  Federa@evanSomalischeAssocia@esNederland(FSAN)inAmsterdam,the

Netherlands•  S@iungHilfemitPlaninHamburg,Germany

2West-AfricanAssociatedPartners

•  Associa@onBangrNoomainBurkinaFaso•  PlanInterna@onalinMali

Why?•  FGMisaharmfulprac@ce,acknowledgedasaformof

gender-baseddiscrimina@on

•  200,000,000affectedgirlsandwomenworldwide;500,000affectedintheEU,180,000girlsatriskintheEU

•  FGMissustainedbysocialpressure,unequalgenderrela@ons,andotherformsofviolenceagainstwomen,aswellasalackofinforma@onontheprac@ceanditsconsequences,andtaboosaroundsexualityandviolence

BehaviourCHANGEModel

SpecificObjec/vesofCHANGEPlus

•  Empowercommunitymemberstoactascatalystsofbehaviour

change•  RaiseawarenessonFGM•  PromotebehaviourchangetowardstheabandonmentofFGM•  Reducepressureonfamiliestocon@nueFGM•  IntegratecommunityvoicesintodebatesonFGM•  Createanenablingenvironmentgivingadvicetopublic

authori@es,keyprofessionalsandotherstakeholdersonhowtobe:erpreventFGM

ProjectAc/vi/es1.Directpar/cipa/onofprac/singcommuni/es•  Trainings:EmpowermentofCHANGEAgents/Champions•  Mentoringofexperiencedmul@pliersfornewones•  BehaviourChangeAc@vi@es:Promo@onofdialoguewithincommuni@es,

behaviourchangeapproach2.Sensi/singins/tu/onalandpoli/callevel•  Sensi@singkeyprofessionals:Newpreven@onbrochure,Video„Amina“•  Dialoguewithkeyprofessionalsandpoli@ciansthroughCHANGEChampions3.Revisionoftrainingmanualforfacilitators4.Buildingbridges:Transcon/nentalexchangewithassociatedpartners5.Dissemina/on/Publicoutreach

WhoaretheCHANGEAgents?

Origin•  The50CHANGEAgentsarefrom:Benin,BurkinaFaso,Cameroon,Egypt,

Ethiopia,TheGambia,Ghana,Guinea-Bissau,Guinea-Conakry,Liberia,Mali,Mauritania,Senegal,SierraLeone,Somalia,Sudan,Togo.

•  MostlycountrieswithhighprevalenceofFGMAge

•  Theyoungestis17yearsold,theoldest64Gender

•  18maleand32femaleCommunitymembers

•  Allofthemplayac@verolesintheircommuni@esandarehighlymo@vatedtofacilitatechange

Diversityintermsofage,gender,originandprofessionalexperiencetoensurethatmostcommunitymembersarereached

TrainingforCHANGEAgentsinHamburgandParis

©S@iungHilfemitPlan,2016©Equipop,2016

BehaviourChangeAc/vi/es

•  BCAsini@atecommunity-levelawarenessraising,dialogueandbehaviourchangeinprac@singmigrantcommuni@esintheEU

•  OrganisedbytheCHANGEAgents/Champions,e.g.moviedebates,kitchentalks,communityevents(barbecue,concert)

•  Morethan160community-levelac@vi@es,2.000peoplereached

©Equipop,2017

DialoguewithPoli/ciansandOtherStakeholdersthroughCHANGEChampions

•  CHANGEChampionsareexperiencedmul@plierswhoalreadypar@cipatedattheCHANGEprojectasCHANGEAgents

•  MentoringfornewlyrecruitedCHANGEAgents•  LeadershiptrainingforCHANGEChampions:4daysoftraining

onAdvocacy,Media,Resistance,Par@cipa@onandModera@on•  Par@cipa@oninlocal/na@onaladvocacyac@vi@es,e.g.

Roundtables•  Lobbyingmee@nginEuropeanParliament,26thSeptember2017

LobbyingMee/ng,EuropeanParliament26thSeptember2017

CHANGEPlusrepresenta@veswithMEPAnnaMariaCorazzaBildt(EPP)©EndFGMEU

Sensi/singIns/tu/onalandPoli/calLevel:Sensi/singKeyProfessionals

Newpreven@onbrochure:“RespondingtoFemaleGenitalMu@la@on:AGuideforKeyProfessionals”Updatedandtranslatedintothreenewlanguages:French,ItalianandPortuguese.Nowavailablein7languages:English,Swedish,Dutch,German,French,ItalianandPortuguese.

Germanversionofthebrochureh:p://www.change-agent.eu

Dissemina/on/PublicOutreach

•  Projectwebsitewww.change-agent.eu•  2pressconferences(1mid-termonFeb6,2017•  and1todaypriorfinalconference)•  1videoclip,developedbyCHANGEChampions•  Par@cipa@onin4EU-levelconferences•  BriefingforjournalistsinBrussels,26thSep2017•  EU-widedissemina@onoftrainingmanualandpreven@onbrochureforkey

professionals•  EU-widedissemina@onthroughwebsitear@cles,socialmedia,newsle:ers•  Europeanexchangemee@ngforCHANGEAgents/Champions,22ndNov2017•  EU-widefinalconference(23rdNov2017)

CHANGEAgentTirankeDialloatpressconferenceinBerlin©TDF2017

Thankyouforyouraaen/on!

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