The overall purpose of the project “Protecting the Next Generation” is to contribute to the elimination of female genital mutilation practices, and more generally to advocate women's rights and health in the district of Kayes in Mali.

The project defines 5 specific goals to reach this purpose:
- Change behaviours on excision practices among the communities of 40 new villages and consolidate the efforts to eliminate the practice in the 20 villages previously reached by the project.
- Encourage emigrants from these communities to join in efforts to eliminate excision practices and become agents of change among the African communities living in France.
- Provide medical care for the most severe cases of complications in the villages reached by the project.
- Bolster the response of the health system on issues of excision.
- Initiate or consolidate consultations between the various stakeholders involved in fighting excision in the Kayes district.

Activities :
Local antenna:
- training of peer coordinators
- women groups and leaders
- action plan monitored in each village
- organisation of a joint official “FMG elimination” ceremony
- creation of IGAs in the new villages and IGA boosting in the former 20 villages
Consultation:
- identification of change agents among migrants
- participation in “FGM elimination” ceremonies
- production of a film
- organisation of informal information talks

Case identification by AMSOPT and referral physician:
- treatment at the Kayes hospital
- listing at healthcare clinics

Identification of referral physicians and training with Dr Touré from Bamako and Dr Foldès