Monday, November 19th
8:30 - 9:00 REGISTRATION
SONG “I LOVE HER COMPLETE”, Jalikebba Kuyateh
Tuesday, November 20th
09:00 – 10:30 INAUGURATION
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Dr. Carlos Sánchez | Vice Chancellor for Institutional Relations and Culture, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Catalonia | Spain
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Sr. Manel Vila | General Director of Development Cooperation, Government of Catalonia | Spain
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Hon. Ousman Sillah | President of the Committee for Health, Women, Children, Disaster, Humanitarian Relief and Refugees, National Assembly | Republic of The Gambia
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Sra. Laura Pérez | Councilor for International Relations and Feminisms & LGBTI, Barcelona City Council | Spain
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Sra. Núria Balada | President of Catalan Women's Institute (ICD), Government of Catalonia | Spain
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Sra. Meritxell Budó | President of Catalan Fund for Development Cooperation | Spain
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Dra. Adriana Kaplan | Executive Director of Wassu-UAB Foundation
11:00 – 13:30 PANEL 1: FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION/CUTTING IN THE DIASPORA
Moderator: Clara Carvalho | Center for International Studies of the Lisbon University Institute (CEI-IUL) | Portugal
Female genital mutilation: estimating girls at risk in the EU
Jurgita Pečiūrienė | European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) | Lithuania
FGM in France : overview and perspectives
Armelle Andro | Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne | France
“We’re experts in everything and specialized in almost nothing”: professionals dealing with GBV on the aftermath of FGM/C in a Lisbon municipality
Ricardo Falcão | Center for International Studies of the Lisbon University Institute (CEI-IUL) | Portugal
Female genital cutting and the applicability of social convention theory in a migration context
Anna Wahlberg | Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm | Sweden
Progress towards preventing FGM and caring for affected women and children in Australia
Angela Dawson | The Australian Centre for Public and Population Health Research | Australia
Sex and gender in health research
Bilkis Vissandjée | Faculté des sciences infirmières, Université de Montréal | Canada
10:30 – 11:00 TEA / COFFEE BREAK
13:30 – 14:45 LUNCH
14:45 – 15:30 KEYNOTE SPEECH: CONTESTING FGM/C IN INDONESIA: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
Irwan Hidayana | Center of Gender and Sexuality Studies, Universitas Indonesia | Indonesia
17:00 – 17:30 TEA/COFFEE BREAK
17:30 – 19:30 PANEL 3: FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION/CUTTING IN AFRICA
Moderator: Álvaro Muñoz | Wassu Gambia Kafo | The Gambia
Generating evidence: Research to help girls and women thrive
Jacinta Muteshi | Population Council Nairobi | Kenya
Epidemiologic, clinical, socio-cultural and economical aspects of FGM in Mali
Moustapha Touré | Faculté de Médecine et d’Odonto stomatologie Université de Bamako | Mali
The excision in the Lower Casamance (Senegal): diverse voices from a plural south
Jordi Tomàs | Wassu Gambia Kafo | Senegal
Evidence into Action: Applied Research to Knowledge transfer in The Gambia
Kemo Fatty | Wassu Gambia Kafo | The Gambia
The responsibility of National Assembly Members on FGM
Hon. Ousman Sillah | National Assembly | The Gambia
15:30 – 17:00 PANEL 2: DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION FOR THE PREVENTION OF FGM/C
Moderator: Marie-Alix Le Charles | Wassu-UAB Foundation | Spain
The role of private entities in cooperation for development, especially in health and FGM
Diana Molina | Fundació “la Caixa”, Catalonia | Spain
The role of Catalan Cooperation for global development
Marta Casamort | Agència Catalana de Cooperació al Desenvolupament (ACCD) | Spain
Circularity as an innovative approach in the municipal cooperation: the case of FGM
Joan Ribas | Fons Català de Cooperació al Desenvolupament (FCCD) | Spain
The role of Basque Cooperation for global development
Nagore Gorostiza | Garapenerako Lankidetzaren Euskal Agentzia (Basque Agency for Development Cooperation) | Spain
New strategies for the prevention of genital mutilation in The Gambia. Know to act from Araba
Carmen Diaz de Sarralde | Foru Aldundia (Diputación Foral de Álava) | Spain
8:30 - 9:00 REGISTRATION
09:00 – 11:15 PANEL 4: LEGAL FRAMEWORK , ASYLUM AND REFUGE
Moderator: María Helena Bedoya | Centre d'Informació per a Treballadors Estrangers (CITE). Il·lustre Col·legio d'Advocacia de Barcelona (ICAB), Catalonia | Spain
Female Genital Mutilation and COI Research: approaches and challenges
Sabine Sidler | Secrétariat d’Etat aux migrations SEM | Switzerland
Refugees and international criminal law
Joan Merelo-Barberà | Attorney. Former Deputy and Secretary of Col·legi de l'Advocacia de Barcelona (ICAB), Catalonia | Spain
Public hearing: FGM/C in European Court cases
Ruth Mestre i Mestre | Institut de DD.HH. de la Universitat de València | Spain
The Criminal Law against Female Genital Mutilation
Julia Ropero | Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (URJC), Madrid | Spain
Spanish legal FGM procedure
Anna Figueras | Comisión Española de Ayuda al Refugiado (CEAR), Catalonia | Spain
Female Genital Mutilation and asylum in Europe - Latest statistical updates and key recommendations
Chiara Cosentino | Policy & Advocacy, End FGM European Network | Belgium
12:30 – 14:00 PANEL 5: EXPERIENCES OF INTERVENTION AGAINST FGM/C IN SPAIN
Moderator: Marie-Alix Le Charles | Wassu-UAB Foundation | Spain
The Andalusian model of intervention and prevention of FGM
Catalina Ollero | General Direction of Migratory Policies, Dept. of Justice, Junta de Andalucía | Spain
Preventive approach of FGM from the City Council of Bilbao
Goizane Mota | Berdintasun, Lankidetza, Bizikidetza eta Jaietako Saila, Bilboko Udala (Bilbao City Council) | Spain
Preventive approach to FGM implemented by Médicos del Mundo in Aragón
Julia Moreno | Médicos del Mundo Aragón | Spain
Sexual Health in cultural key and right to a life free of violence
Luisa Antolín | Unión de Asociaciones Familiares (UNAF) | Spain
11:15 – 11:45 TEA / COFFEE BREAK
11:45 – 12:30 KEYNOTE SPEECH: A KALEIDOSCOPIC LOOK AT FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION IN CATALONIA
Aina Mangas | Interdisciplinary Group for the Prevention and Study of Harmful Traditional Practices (IGPS/HTP), Dept. of Social and Cultural Anthropology, UAB. Wassu-UAB Foundation, Catalonia | Spain
14:00 – 15:30 LUNCH
15:30 – 17:00 PANEL 6: EXPERIENCES OF INTERVENTION AGAINST FGM/C IN CATALONIA
Moderator: Marga Garcia | Col·legi Oficial de Treball Social de Catalunya | Spain
FGM preventive model implemented by the Government of Catalonia
Montserrat Solé | Secretaria d'Igualtat, Migracions i Ciutadania, Generalitat de Catalunya | Spain
Experiences of prevention of Female Genital Mutilation in Badalona
Aina Mangas | Public Health, Badalona City Council, Catalonia | Spain
Program for the Prevention and Care of Female Genital Mutilation
Carme Palma | Santa Coloma de Gramenet City Council, Catalonia | Spain
FGM preventive work implemented by the group in Torre Romeu, Sabadell
Victoria Valls & Santiago Gómez | Institut Català de la Salut / Serveis d’Acció Social, Sabadell City Council, Catalonia | Spain
17:00 – 18:30 PANEL 7: THE ROLE OF YOUTH & MEN IN THE PREVENTION OF FGM/C
Moderator: Neus Aliaga | Wassu-UAB Foundation| Spain
What do men know about the secret world of women?
Segga Sanyang | Wassu Gambia Kafo | The Gambia
Engaging men in female genital mutilation prevention
Sarah O’Neill | Université Libre de Bruxelles | Belgium
Mediation with migrant communities in destination for the prevention of FGM
Sira Kande | Consorci de Benestar Gironès-Salt. Coordinator of the Senegalese Associations of Catalonia | Spain
Migrant men intervene in The Gambia
Momodou Kongera | Wassu-UAB Foundation, Catalonia | Spain
The new generation between two cultures
Mariama Jallow & Masirent Drame | Action Group for the prevention of FGM in Sabadell, Catalonia | Spain
Wednesday, November 21st
8:30 - 9:00 REGISTRATION
09:00 – 11:00 PANEL 8: APPROACH FOR THE PREVENTION AND CARE OF FGM/C IN THE FIELD OF HEALTH
Moderator: Susana Martínez | Pediatrician, Primary Care Centre, Salt City Council, Girona | Spain
Approach for the prevention and care of FGC in the field of health. Doing more harm than good? Are we needed in the field of health?
Birgitta Essén | International Maternal and Reproductive Health at the Department of Women’s and Children’s Health/IMCH Uppsala University | Sweden
Socio-health action for the management of FGM at the OSI Bilbao-Basurto
Amelia Valladolid | Hospital Universitario de Basurto, Basque Country | Spain
Prevention and care of MGF in primary health care services in Spain: proposal for interdisciplinary approach
Anna Moyà & Tamara Jiménez | Interdisciplinary Group for the Prevention and Study of Harmful Traditional Practices (IGPS/HTP), Dpt. of Social and Cultural Anthropology UAB. Wassu-UAB Foundation, Catalonia | Spain
FGM Health Prevention and Care with a Community-based Approach: Experience of GAMS Belgium
Fabienne Richard | GAMS Belgique and Midwife at the FGM Unit, CeMAViE, CHU St Pierre, Brussels| Belgium
Program
11:00 – 11:30 TEA / COFFEE BREAK
11:30 – 13:30 PANEL 9: COSMETIC & RECONSTRUCTIVE GENITAL SURGERY AND MEDICALIZATION
Moderator: Michela Fusaschi | Antropologia culturale e política, Dipartimento di Scienze Politiche, Università Roma Tre | Italy
Dexeus experience in genital reconstruction of FGM survivors
Pere Barri |Dpt. de Obstetricia, Ginecología y Reproducción del Hospital Universitari Quirón Dexeus, Catalonia | Spain
Clitoral reconstruction after female genital mutilation
Jasmine Abdulcadir | Obstétrique et gynécologie, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève (HUG) | Switzerland
Cosmetic female genital cutting in the West: Cultural ideas about benefits and harms
Sara Johnsdotter | Faculty of Health and Society, Malmö University | Sweden
Medicalization of female genital mutilation
Elise Johansen | Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies | Norway
Debating medicalization: Learning from experiences across countries
Els Leye | International Centre for Reproductive Health, Ghent University | Belgium
13:30 – 15:00 LUNCH
15:00 – 16:30 DEBATE: THE LOOK OF THE MEDIA ON FGM
Moderator: Sílvia Cóppulo | Journalist, PhD. in Communication. Professor at University of Barcelona (UB), Catalonia | Spain.
Carme Ferré | Grup d'investigación en Comunicació I Responsabilitat Social, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Catalonia | Spain
Hazel Barrett | Coventry University | United Kingdom
Jessica Mouzo | El País | Spain
Sarah Babiker | El Salto Diario | Spain
16:30 – 16:45 VIDEO FORUM : PRESENTATION
Presents: Núria Ribó | Journalist. Catalonia | Spain
José Manuel Colón | Film director | Spain
Adriana Kaplan | Executive Director of Wassu-UAB Foundation | Spain
16:45 – 18:15 DOCUMENTARY: EVE’S APPLE (José Manuel Colón, 2017)
18:15 CLOSING