SAIDA International e.V.

Founded in 2010, SAIDA International e.V. is a non-governmental organisation based in Leipzig, Germany working on gender equality, human rights, children & youth +2 more.

SAIDA International e.V. is a non-profit association based in Leipzig, Germany, founded in 2010. It works for the rights of women and girls, with a focus on protecting girls from female genital mutilation, child marriage and forced marriage. In Germany it runs a specialised counselling centre (SAIDA Fachberatungsstelle), a medical competence centre at Klinikum St. Georg, a mobile counselling service in central Germany, and training and education for professionals and schools on child protection. Internationally, it supports community-based projects in Burkina Faso focused on girls' education, protection, health care and women's literacy. The association is funded by private and corporate donations, child sponsorships, membership fees, public grants and project funding, and holds tax-exempt charitable status under German tax law.