Category Archives: News
UN WOMEN Office in Addis Ababa is organizing a screening of the film DESERT FLOWER on 25th November.
Together for a life FREE OF VIOLENCE!
The UN WOMEN Office in Addis Ababa is organizing a FILM FESTIVAL for the commemoration of November 25, THE INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS, in partnership with ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY.
“DESERT FLOWER” will be shown as a great resource [...]
PPR Foundation for “women’s dignity and rights” board meeting in Paris
I am proud to be a board member of the PPR Foundation for WOMEN’s DIGNITY and RIGHTS in Paris since the founding in 2009. Last week we had our board meeting and decided on important new projects to support women’s dignity and rights all around the globe. Please check the PPR Foundations website to read [...]
BONLOOK eyeglasses support the Desert Flower Foundation!
BONLOOK eyeglasses support the Desert Flower Foundation!
Canadian eyeglasses specialist BONLOOK initiates unique charity for the Desert Flower Foundation. All proceeds from their MASSAMOUSSO “OPERA” glasses will be donated to the Desert Flower Foundation’s next years campaign TOGETHER FOR AFRICAN WOMEN.
Check it out here!!!
Desert Flower Charity Screening in Adelaide.
Hopes & Dreams Foundation organised successful charity screening in Adelaide!
The Hopes & Dreams Foundation organised a very successful charity screening of the movie DESERT FLOWER in Adelaide, Australia on Sunday 6th November 2011. More than 150 guests attended the eclusive screening at Mercury Cinemas and donated 5.000 AU Dollars to the Desert Flower Foundation.
The money [...]
Women in Puntland (Somalia) fight for a law against FGM
Women’s groups in the Somali town of Galkayo, near the place of birth of Waris Dirie, are lobbying the authorities in the self-declared autonomous region of Puntland to enact a law banning female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), a practice that is very widespread throughout Somalia. Lul Madar, head of the Mudug Women’s Development Network, one of the [...]
Senegal embraces trend to end female genital cutting!
TOP NEWS:
Senegal embraces trend to end female genital cutting! Read the Article by Celina W. Dugger / The New York Times.
From the Deserts to the Mission – The Story of Waris Dirie
Raise awareness wherever you can! Waris Dirie Interview in UPTEMPO MAGAZINE.
http://uptempomagazine.com/2011/09/24/from-the-deserts-to-the-mission-%E2%80%93-w/
Kenyan Imams condemn FGM
The organisation of Muslim religious leaders, the Kenya Council of Imams and Ulema (KCIU) have comdemned the practice of female genital mutilation in a statement last week. They rightly claim that FGM violates Islamic teachings, arguing that “There is no authentic or relevant Islamic evidence allowing FGM in all its forms. The practice is harmful [...]
New study underlines devastating effects of FGM on mental health
A recent article in the European Journal of Psychiatry present a study conducted by Jan Ilhan Kizilhan from the Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Psychotherapy, Migration and Rehabilitation Study group at the University of Freiburg / Germany on 79 young girls after having undergone female genital mutilation.
The goal was to establish whether FGM has an [...]
Waris Dirie’s report on the One Young World Summit in Zurich, Switzerland
Waris Dirie’s report on the One Young World Summit in Zurich, Switzerland
“Last week, I was invited to attend the ONE Young World summit in Zurich as one of the Councellors to more than 1.200 young activists from 194 countries. The young delegates presented many interesting and impressive projects. I was especially proud to see so [...]
