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The Fund for Grassroots Activism to End FGM

The Fund for Grassroots Activism to End FGM (FGM Fund) was established by Equality Now in 2000. Groups in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Conakry, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia/Somaliland, The Sudan and Tanzania have received grants to date.

In June 2002, the Africa Regional Office convened the first meeting of FGM Fund grantees in Nairobi, Kenya, for the purpose of facilitating communication and the exchange of ideas among the grantees. The 2003 meeting of the FGM Fund grantees was held in Atlanta, Georgia, where the first known documented case of FGM in the United States was announced in April 2003. The 2004 meeting of the FGM Fund grantees was held in Nairobi, Kenya, and brought together nine ex-circumcisers from six African countries, the first international gathering of former circumcisers.

In December 2002, Equality Now organized a Media Tour to highlight and honor the efforts of young activists in Ethiopia and Kenya working to stop the practice of FGM in their communities.

Current grantees of the FGM Fund include:

Burkina Faso
Association Voix de Femme

Cameroon
Inter-African Committee (IAC)

Côte d'Ivoire
Organisation pour l'Enfant, la Femme et la Famille (ONEF)

Djibouti
Union Nationale des Femmes de Djibouti (UNFD)

Egypt
Centre for Eyptian Women's Legal Assistance Foundation (CEWLA)
SAWA Association for Developing Society

Eritrea
National Union of Eritrean Youth and Students (NUEYS)

Ethiopia
HUNDEE Oromo Grassroots Development Initiative

The Gambia
The Gambia Committee on Traditional Practices (GAMCOTRAP)

Ghana
Ghanaian Association for Women's Welfare (GAWW)

Guinea
Cellule de Coordination sur les Pratiques Traditionnelles Affectant la santé des Femmes et des Enfants (CPTAFE)

Kenya
Marakwet Girls and Women Project
Tasaru Ntomonok Initiative (TNI)

Mali
Association Malienne pour le Suivi et l’Orientation des Pratiques Traditionnelles (AMSOPT)
Association pour le Progrès et la Défense des Droits des Femmes (APDF)

Sierra Leone
Amazonia Initiative Movement
Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Reforms (CHRDR)

Somalia
Galkayo Education Center for Peace and Development (GECPD)

Somaliland
Women Inter Action Group (WIAG)

Sudan
Sudan Development Association (SDA)

Tanzania
Aang Serian
Legal and Human Rights Center (LHRC)
Network Against Female Genital Mutilation (NAFGEM)
Tanzanian Coalition Against FGM
Women Wake Up (WOWAP)