The International Network to Analyze, Communicate and Transform the Campaign against FGM/C (INTACT), is an international group of researchers, scholars, and activists committed to bringing scientific evidence to bear on the campaign to end FGM/C. INTACT serves as a forum for FGM/C debate and helps bridge gaps in knowledge and information relevant to FGM/C on the local and the international levels. INTACT helps communicate lessons learned, disseminate research, and promotes the utilization of research findings to assist in the campaign against FGM/C.

INTACT is managed by the Population Council.

 

Mission

INTACT’s mission is to accelerate the abandonment of FGM/C through enhancing communication among researchers, activists and policy makers; and promoting utilization of research results to guide policies and programs.

 

Objectives

• Disseminate research results and best practices in abandonment of FMG/C.
• Create a forum for exchange of experience and lessons learned at both local and international areas.
• Contribute to the development of  evidence-based policies and programs to accelerate the abandonment of FGM/C.

 

Activities

• An English e-newsletter that summarizes latest news and events in the field of FGM/C.
• A website with English, Arabic and French interfaces providing up-to-date documents and information l on FGM/C.
• Local and international seminars to present  research evidence and best practices on abandonment of FGM/C.
• Capacity building activities for NGOs to enhance the effectiveness of programs against FGM/C.
• A quarterly Arabic newsletter, Bedaya (A beginning), that targets Arabic speaking  researchers and activists in Africa and the Middle East.

 

Governance

INTACT is managed by the Population Council and governed by a steering committee comprised of INTACT founding members as well as prominent local and international figures working in the field of FGM/C.  This committee provides feedback and guidance on INTACT's activities, accomplishments and areas where improvement is needed.

 

Partners

INTACT works in collaboration with local and international organizations in countries where FGM/C is practiced. This website has been constructed with generous support of the  UNFPA - UNICEF Joint Program on FGM , Wallace Global Fund and the Population Council.