Sara Aduse stands up against female circumcision

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Sara Aduse stands up against female circumcision

Many thanks for your support, which meant we were able to complete the project successfully.

200 million girls and women are circumcised worldwide. To stop this cruel ritual, education and information are needed. With a donation of CHF 50 or more, you can support Sara Aduse in her fight against female circumcision.

Background

200 million girls and women are circumcised worldwide. In Switzerland, too, there are 22,000 girls and women who are affected by female circumcision.
Circumcision of the female genitals causes immediate and long-term health damage, such as concomitant injuries to the urethra, bladder or nerves, sterility, incontinence or complications during pregnancy and childbirth. 5-10% of those affected do not survive the procedure, and another 20% may die from the late effects. The psychological consequences, which can range from eating problems and sleep disorders to depression, are also severe. Those affected are robbed of their basic trust, they feel betrayed, marginalized and discriminated against.
Sara Aduse from Zurich was circumcised as a child in Ethiopia. She has come to terms with her own past and has made it her mission to help other victims and to speak out publicly against female circumcision.

Idea

"It's time to consign this ritual to the history books."
By establishing the Sara Aduse Foundation, Sara hopes to provide much-needed education to help reduce female circumcision. With the foundation, she wants to show affected women solution-oriented methods for dealing with trauma. At the same time, a network is to be established that will bring together those affected and those interested in taking joint action against female circumcision.
Girls and young women are to be educated in their home countries (focus Ethiopia and other African countries) about the senseless tradition of female circumcision so that they do not pass it on to the next generation.
The foundation also supports children and young people who are victims of physical and psychological violence.

Implementation

In a first step, Sara Aduse would like to establish a foundation to generate funds that are necessary for the educational work and the actions. Education, information, support and active help are the central pillars of the foundation and the heartfelt tasks of Sara Aduse.
In order to establish the foundation, to start its work and to implement the first activities, Sara Aduse needs the donation amount of CHF 100'000.
She would like to implement the following measures in the medium to long term with the help of the foundation's funds:

Educational work among young migrant women in Switzerland, Austria and Germany who have been circumcised. This educational work will be carried out at eye level: Women who have been affected themselves educate those who have been affected.

Establishment of a network of local supporters who provide education locally and in Switzerland and take action against female circumcision in their communities.

Support in trauma processing: The circumcised women are shown solution-oriented methods, thanks to which they can better process the trauma on a psychological, emotional and physical level.

Establishment of a network of affected women in Switzerland and abroad who take action against female circumcision in their community.

Establishment of an information platform and active presence on social media platforms in order to reach those affected, interested parties and lay people internationally (viral content, posts, videos).

Procurement of speakers on the topic of female circumcision.

Initiators

Sara Aduse

The donation goal was reached!

06/14/2022

The donation goal was reached! Sara Aduse can now start her foundation and do important educational work.

I am very pleased to inform you that, thanks to your support, the Foundation is already in the process of being established. The Sara Aduse Foundation will operate as an independent foundation with various projects in fall.

Together, we will banish FGM (Female Genital Mutilation) to the history books, making this world a better place.

To stay updated, please follow me on Instagram @sara_aduse and keep on visiting my website.

I wish you a wonderful day and all the love in your life.

Best wishes

Sara Aduse

Anonymous	20 CHF
Anonymous	20 CHF
Karin und Daniel Meier	100 CHF
Anina Luder	50 CHF
Nino Poletti	50 CHF
Maria Humborg	170 CHF
Anonymous	3'000 CHF
Anonymous	2'000 CHF
Stiftung there-for-you	2'000 CHF
Deborah Nazzar	100 CHF
Felix Rufer	100 CHF
Emilio Marcon	50 CHF
Vreny Gessler	50 CHF
Tina Scheuering	50 CHF
Ruth Willi	50 CHF
Anonymous	100 CHF
Giuseppe Laffranchi	50 CHF
Monia Gilomen	200 CHF
Julia Tschumper	200 CHF
Natalie Rossi	200 CHF
Franziska Ambühl	100 CHF
Désirée Schönenberger	200 CHF
Anonymous	200 CHF
Vera Hofer	50 CHF
Anonymous	100 CHF
Helen Schmid	200 CHF
Mirco Stern	100 CHF
Evelyn Walthert	100 CHF
Rene Walker	100 CHF
Lara Kindlimann	500 CHF
carla Tanner	500 CHF
Vitala Fabia Löw	400 CHF
Marlis Baumgartner	50 CHF
Natali Zadro	33 CHF
Noemi Fraefel	30 CHF
Seline Gaverini	400 CHF
Mirjam Schönfelder	10 CHF
Monia Gilomen	100 CHF
Stefani Dora	100 CHF
Cynthia de Roodt	100 CHF
Michaela Binggeli	50 CHF
Alfred Gremlich	50 CHF
Anonymous	50 CHF
Anonymous	500 CHF
Brigitte Zgraggen	100 CHF
Anonymous	50 CHF
Anina Gautschi	50 CHF
Andrea Bühlmann	50 CHF
Myriam Woestenfeld	50 CHF
Anonymous	50 CHF
Madlen Christa	50 CHF
Michael Toepfer	25 CHF
Sandra Rausch	100 CHF
Daniela Krestan	50 CHF
Leonie Becher	50 CHF
Anonymous	20 CHF
Ann-Kathrin Briede	10 CHF
Ann-Katrin Gerdts	20 CHF
Andrea F	10 CHF
Katharina Ringler	30 CHF
Jeannine Goldberg	50 CHF
Denise Vogelgesang	50 CHF
Anonymous	25 CHF
Magdalena Eisenmann	50 CHF
Kathrin Müller	50 CHF
Federica Caffo	100 CHF
Anonymous	100 CHF
Barbara Rodriguez-Frana	50 CHF
Anonymous	50 CHF
Lia Bonolini	100 CHF

Currently, there are still no project partners if you are interested, please contact us via info@there-for-you.com.

Status of the project

13'923,00 CHF

13'000,00 CHF

We will send the donation receipt (for Switzerland) in January of the following year.

Major donor

Stiftung there-for-you

2'000 CHF

Impact analysis by there-for-you.com specialists

The act of circumcision causes physical and psychological scars for the girls and women affected. It is incomprehensible that this ritual still exists today and is used not only in Africa but also worldwide. We admire the commitment of Sara Aduse and especially appreciate the fact that she, as a personally affected person, can provide educational work at eye level, which is enormously valuable. This project can have a lasting effect in the fight against female circumcision from Switzerland.