Coinciding with the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, February 6, 2018, a number of Egyptian feminist and human rights organizations announced the revival of the “Anti-FGM Task Force” in order to intensify and unify their efforts to work on creating new policies and work mechanisms that would limit the continuation of this crime in Egypt.
Feminist, human rights and development organizations announced resuming the “Anti-FGM Task Force” in conjunction with the yearly International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation on February 6. The establishment of the Task Force comes with the aim of intensifying and unifying efforts to create new policies and action mechanisms that curb the continuation of the FGM crime against girls and women in Egypt.
Tadwein for Gender Studies organized a meeting with civil society organizations working on the issue of violence against women and on female genital mutilation in particular.
Tadwein for Gender Studies announces the launch of a new campaign named (#Mayenfaash) to combat FGM. The campaign is coinciding with the International Day Against Female Genital Mutilation, February 6th, 2018. FGM is a form of violence that is practiced against women and girls. According to the World Health Organization, FGM is defined as “any operation that includes the partial or total removal of the female genitalia”. In May 2005, the idea of Global Zero Tolerance for FGM was initiated through the activities of the Conference of the African International Committee on Traditional Practices Affecting the Health of Women and Children.
In 2017, Tadwein Center for Gender Studies launched a campaign on social media platforms about the crime of mutilating the bodies of women with incendiary materials or acid as a form of violence against women, as this crime is a silent crime, in which no official statistics are available on its rates. It is worth noting that this crime is not explicitly stated in Egyptian law yet, and it is mitigated by including it among the beatings crimes that are regulated by Articles 240, 241, and 242 of the Egyptian Penal Code, despite the physical, psychological and social harms it causes, which are difficult to treat.
Tadwein for Gender Studies announces the launch of a campaign (#Acid_Attacks #The Story_did_not_end) during the sixteen international days of activism against gender-based violence (November 25th to December 10th, 2017). The aim of the campaign is to shed light on the crime of mutilating women’s bodies with incendiary materials or acid as a form of violence against women, as this crime is not looked at and has no official statistics are available, and there are no laws criminalizing it. It is worth noting that this crime is not yet defined in the Egyptian Penal Code. It is included in the beating crimes that are regulated by Articles 240, 241, and 242 of the Penal Code.
Tadwein for Gender Studies documented the case of Mayar. Mayar is a 17-year-old girl who lost her life to FGM in 2016.
This research project aims to study violence among young people in urban poor Greater Cairo. The objectives of the study were to identify different forms of violence, determinants and consequences of violence on young people, and the different tactics young people developed to resist violence. The study was conducted in 22 poor areas within greater Cairo and targeted young people between the ages of 18 and 35 years. The findings of the study contributed to the development of several policy papers and IEC materials. A dissemination event was coordinated to display the results related to the issue of female genital mutilation in Egypt.
In 2017, Tadwein for Gender Studies in collaboration conducted a series of training workshops to promote women’s and girls’ digital security. These trainings targeted 150 female survivors of violence, journalists, and female activists in 15 Egyptian governorates. Tadwein’s manual on digital security was used in delivering these trainings. The training manual allowed the trainees to differentiate between the different browsers, understand the basics of developing online accounts, understand types of anti-viruses and malware, and protection of social media accounts.
The training manual included information on the different browsers, principles of establishing accounts opening secure actions, types of anti-viruses and malware and how to protect the social media accounts
In 2017, Tadwein for Gender Studies in collaboration conducted a series of training workshops to promote women’s and girls’ digital security. These trainings targeted 150 female survivors of violence, journalists, and female activists in 15 Egyptian governorates. Tadwein’s manual on digital security was used in delivering these
The project activities included training for 150 women in 15 Egyptian governorates utilizing the training manual that Tadwein developed on methods of digital security.
