July 2016

28 Jul

News & Blog

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Tips on Writing a Letter to Your Legislator or Government Official

Sahiyo has been seeing an increase in the number of individuals sending letters to their legislators or government officials regarding their concern that FGC or khatna is occurring in their community.... read more..

Sahiyo Receives 'Daughter of Maharashtra' Award from Nari Samata Manch

18 Jul

News & Blog

Sahiyo

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Sahiyo Receives 'Daughter of Maharashtra' Award from Nari Samata Manch

Nari Samata Manch has been working on gender issues for last 30 years. Gender-based violence is the core area of Nari Samata Manch work. The organization has institutionalized an award ‘Daughter ... read more..

12 Jul

News & Blog

Sahiyo

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#NoMoreKhatna: Highlights from Sahiyo's animated Twitter chat on FGC

On July 7, 2016, we at Sahiyo hosted our first Twitter chat on Female Genital Cutting (FGC) from our Twitter handle, @sahiyo2016. The need for an online debate on this subject evolved for va... read more..

09 Jul

News & Blog

Sahiyo

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Sahiyo heads to Senegal for Tostan Training Centre

Sahiyo is pleased to announce that Mariya and Shaheeda will be attending the upcoming Tostan Training Centre (TTC) in Senegal this July as Orchid Project Fellows. Over the past 25 years, Tostan has w... read more..

#NoMoreKhatna - Join Sahiyo on a Twitter Chat about FGC!

06 Jul

News & Blog

Sahiyo

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#NoMoreKhatna - Join Sahiyo on a Twitter Chat about FGC!

Sahiyo will be hosting a Twitter Conversation on Female Genital Cutting (FGC) to be held on Thursday, July 7th from 6:00- 8:00 PM IST for India; 2:30-4.30 PM for Egypt; 8:30-10:30 AM EST for the ... read more..

Sahiyo receives IAWRT grant to conduct media workshop in Mumbai

05 Jul

News & Blog

Sahiyo

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Sahiyo receives IAWRT grant to conduct media workshop in Mumbai

Sahiyo is delighted to announce that our organization was awarded a grant by the International Association of Women in Radio and Television ( IAWRT, www.iawrt.org) to conduct a media training workshop... read more..

05 Jul

News & Blog

Sahiyo

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Sahiyo Receives Grant from Wallace Global Fund!

Sahiyo is excited to announce that the Wallace Global Fund has awarded a $30,000 grant to Orchid Project, as support for the organizational setup of Sahiyo. The Orchid Project has a vision of a world ... read more..

Underground in America: Female Genital Cutting

04 Jul

News & Blog

Sahiyo

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Underground in America: Female Genital Cutting

On June 22, 2016, Sahiyo’s cofounder, Mariya Taher came out on camera to discuss FGC in the United States and the work she has been doing to support other women and girls who are at-risk or who have u... read more..

02 Jul

News & Blog

Sahiyo

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No, even ‘symbolic’ or ‘mild’ female genital cutting is NOT okay

Should mild forms of Female Genital Cutting (FGC) be legalised? Should supposedly “harmless” nicking or slicing of clitoral tissue be medicalised, simply because getting communities to completely stop... read more..