Pope Francis condemns female genital mutilation

Holy Father calls for an immediate end to this cruel ritual

Pope Francis with Father Peter Konteh.

Backing for Father Peter Konteh, our President of the Desert Flower Foundation in Sierra Leone: Pope Francis condemns female genital mutilation (FGM)!

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Education is our most powerful weapon in the fight against FGM!

So that every Desert Flower girl really has a self-determined future

Girls with Desert Flower education boxes in Sierra Leone.

20,000 Desert Flower education boxes distributed to children ++ 3 schools built for 1,200 children in Sierra Leone ++ 1,500 sponsored girls saved from FGM ++

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We have already saved 200 girls from FGM in Guinea!

With sponsorship project Save a Little Desert Flower also successful in Guinea

Bestselling author Waris Dirie with saved girls.

We are now also active in Guinea, West Africa, and have already saved 200 girls from FGM thanks to your generous support.

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Save A Little Desert Flower - Now also in Guinea!

We have expanded our successful sponsorship project

Waris Dirie is now also helping girls in Guinea.

Next milestone! After Djibouti and Sierra Leone, our sponsorship project Save a Little Desert Flower is now also available in Guinea.

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This is our new Desert Flower Magazine

Flip through our Desert Flower Magazine and learn more about our projects!

On the cover: Waris Dirie with portraits of our sponsored girls in the background.

Our new Desert Flower MAGAZINE is online! All projects, all campaigns, all successes. For the first time in an interactive e-Paper. Flip through right now!

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