UNICEF Report Reveals Escalation in Global Female Genital Mutilation
UNICEF has recently released a new report with updated statistics on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) globally, focusing on 31 countries across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. The figures are discouraging. We now must shift our speech from speaking about 200 million survivors of female genital mutilation worldwide to acknowledging [...]
End Female Genital Mutilation: Transforming Communities.
Women of Somali and Oromo origin participating in the Kueleka Mabadiliko program After conducting workshops addressing the urgent need to end Female Genital Mutilation(FGM) with groups of refugee women residing in Eastleigh, they identified two distinct groups. One consisted of 14 Somali women, while the other brought together [...]
“The Difficult Choice for Girls: Food or Menstrual Products”
Last year, we had the privilege of meeting with Yasmin, a feminist, gender activist, and advocate for menstruation. Through her tireless commitment and feminist spirit, she has proven to be a driving force in promoting menstrual hygiene and overall health for women and girls in Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya. This [...]
Female genital mutilation: understanding to act
It is important for society to become aware of female genital mutilation (FGM) and its physical and psychological consequences. We are excited to announce that we have developed an educational guide for the Canarian Institute for Equality (ICI) that addresses FGM from a gender perspective and can be of great [...]
Article on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and the role of parents in practice
The practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) constitutes a violation of human rights and a form of gender-based violence that affects thousands of girls and women worldwide. In this sense, the Cfairmagazine vol.12 (9) published an interesting article written by Meritxell Díaz Forés, entitled "Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and the [...]
Purple Chair
Context: In 2017, End FGM EU launched the Young Ambassadors program with the aim of empowering young people as agents of change in the fight against female genital mutilation (FGM) in Europe and beyond. The Young Ambassadors come from various European countries and represented communities affected by FGM. The program [...]
International Women’s Day
March 8th is International Women's Day, an important date to remember and recognize the historical struggle of women for equal rights and opportunities in all aspects of life. In this context, Asha Ismail, a Somali activist and founder and director of Save a Girl Save a Generation, is an inspiration [...]
Trust bonds
On February 2nd, 2023, on the occasion of the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), a participatory event was held in Madrid in collaboration with Mundo Cooperante and with the support of the Ministry of Equality.
March 8: International Women’s Day
March 8 symbolizes International Women's Day where the words equality and equity take center stage. There is much work to be done, but there is hope if we continue to educate in feminism in all areas of our daily lives, understanding feminism as the principle of equal rights for [...]
International Day of the Girl Child 2021
October 11 th - International Day of the Girl Child 2021 To achieve a bold vision for bridging the digital gender divide
The Change Change Campaign
On 11 October 2021 – the International Day of the Girl Child - the CHAIN project partners, ActionAid International Italia Onlus (Milan, Italy), Equipop (Paris, France), TERRE DES FEMMES (Berlin, Germany), Save a Girl, Save a Generation (Madrid, Spain) and the End FGM European Network (Brussels, Belgium) will be launching [...]
Asha Ismail interviews Dr. Renée Bergstrom, female genital mutilation survivor
Asha Ismail interviews Dr. Renée Bergstrom, female genital mutilation survivor.
International Day of Menstrual Hygiene
The 28th of May is the International Day of Menstrual Hygiene. It is important for girls and women to get an overall better understanding of their own bodies and to see their periods as something natural while eliminating the taboos surrounding menstruation. Given that half of the world’s population has [...]
Information on immigration and asylum procedures
With the declaration of the State of Alarm, most of the administrative procedures that used to be carried out in the offices of Immigration or Asylum (oficinas de Extranjería o Asilo) have been affected. Although it is best to go directly to their website or to contact them by telephone. [...]
Support for the regularisation of migrants in an irregular situation
From Save a Girl Save a Generation we support the request of the Spanish Commission for Aid to Refugees (Comisión Española de Ayuda al Refugiado) (CEAR) to ask the Government to regularize all migrants in an irregular situation. Sign the following link to support the petition: https://www.cear.es/firma-regularizacion-migrantes/ It is vital that [...]
(Note): At home, but still active
Dear partners, volunteer staff, collaborators, students, and friends. We would like to wish you well, both you and your families, and we hope that you will bear these days of confinement at home with patience and determination to the best of your ability. We are aware that not all [...]
Program of Training and Intercultural Relations – Course 2018-2019
The Welcome, Training and Intercultural Relations Program, which is jointly managed by Save a Girl Save a Generation y Acción en Red, pays special attention to women who have fled from situations of violence to offer them an environment of trust and security that allows them to be heard and speak with [...]
Asha Ismail, invited to the conference ‘Walk Together to Fight Inequality’
Asha Ismail, founder and President of Save a Girl Save a Generation, was invited this past Saturday, June 1st, to participate in the Gender and Cultures study group of Walk Together to Fight Inequality. Asha Ismail will present the work that the organization Save a Girl Save a Generation has [...]
Artistic and cultured women join Save a Girl Save a Generation in their ‘Safe in Nairobi’ project for girls at risk
Maggie Civantos collaborates with Save a Girl Save a Generation and sponsors the project 'Safe in Nairobi' for the creation of a foster home for girls at risk in Nairobi. 'Libres' is the solidarity exhibition for which women of culture such as Aura Garrido, Marisa Paredes, Marta Hazas, Lydia Bosch, [...]
Different worlds, same victims
On November 24th, Save a Girl Save a Generation is organizing 'Different worlds, Same victims', a meeting with several experts to discuss the violence suffered by women both in Spain and in the rest of the world. Save a Girl Save a Generation, which for years has fought against female [...]
Afromadrid 2015
On the 18th of June, Save A Girl Save a Generation attended the International Congress of Afro-descendants, "Afromadrid 2015." Our founder, Asha Ismail, participated in the panel on sexual and reproductive health in Afro-descendant populations, along with experts in the subject such as the Egyptian doctor, Nagat Mohamed El-Demerdash, and [...]
Training for the prevention of FGM at the Casino de la Reina Community Social Centre
A new training workshop for the prevention of female genital mutilation (FGM) and other harmful practices for women was held on 24th of April 2017. The project was carried out jointly by Save a Girl Save a Generation and Acción en Red. On this occasion, it was organized by the [...]
Interview
Milena Medina, psychologist "Immigrants have a great need to learn and talk about sexuality" Milena Medina Pinilla is trained as a psychologist and family therapist. She is 28 years old and currently works as a psychologist at the Family Support Centre of the Community of Madrid (CAF) and as a [...]
Asha Ismail, being born a girl in Africa
Asha Ismail, founder, and president of Save a Girl Save a Generation has been invited by Acción en Red to participate in a talk-debate regarding the meanings of being born a girl in Africa. In many countries in Africa and Asia, the law has not been able to eradicate the [...]
“We do not do enough against female genital mutilation”
Once again, history has repeated itself. Four little sisters suffered female genital mutilation during their vacation in Mali in 2013 as the oldest of the sisters, aged 14, made a formal complaint upon returning to her home in Vitoria (Álava). According to the complaint filed, the maternal grandparents took advantage [...]
Vetusta Morla, Alice Wonder, Delaporte, Rozalén and Arkano join in a concert for the creation of a foster home for girls at risk in Nairobi
The solidarity concert 'Libres' will take place on October 30 in the Sala Joy Eslava in Madrid. The solidarity concert 'Libres', organized with the help of Infarto Producciones, brings together the artists Vetusta Morla, Alice Wonder, Delaporte and Rozalén with Arkano as master of ceremonies. Maggie Civantos sponsors the project [...]