Female Genital Mutilation Special Initiative announced
A special initiative to strengthen community-based prevention work on female genital mutilation (FGM)
City Parochial Foundation (CPF), Esmée Fairbairn Foundation (EF) and Rosa (the UK's Women's Fund), three independent charitable organisations, are collaborating to establish a new UK-wide Special Initiative to fund community-based, preventive work to safeguard children from the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in all its forms.
All three funders agree that one of the most effective ways of tackling FGM in the UK is by investing in community organisations based within practising communities, in particular, women's organisations. Applications are therefore invited from these organisations to develop a programme of work with young people, parents, faith leaders, and/or the wider community to raise awareness about this harmful practice and to empower communities to say no.
Closing Date 24 July 2009 by 5pm
THE CLOSING DATE FOR THIS INITIATIVE HAS NOW PASSED.