This project, funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs aims to support civil society action and movements contributing to ending FGM/C. The project builds on MannionDaniels’ current relationships with local AmplifyChange organisations who advocate to end FGM/C at both community and national levels.

This project is centred around the following objectives:

• Strengthen the capacity and effectiveness of grassroots and civil society organisations working on FGM/C
• Create stronger and more inclusive movements to eradicate FGM/C
• Contribute to the global knowledge base of FGM/C
• Transform social norms surrounding knowledge, attitudes, and practices of FGM/C
• Ultimately contribute to reductions in FGM/C prevalence.

In order to achieve these outcomes, the project:

• Provides grants to FGM/C focused organisations and networks to enable local action
• Offers tailor-built capacity building and grantee convenings to strengthen organisations and movements
• Supports groups and the overall movement to implement sustainable strategies to ensure impact lasts beyond the project implementation period.

We have set-up 20 grants to directly finance Southern-based organisations. We have worked flexibility with these groups on the level of funding and technical assistance they need, and especially adapted in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic which has increased economic and social pressures on communities and CSOs.