Assuming activists is required, and retreat is required, the following results were found.

  • Conversation with a Bhaiyo: Advising a concerned father

    By Urvashi Sharma I recently spoke with Mohammad Chappalwala about being a Bhaiyo, or male ally, and some of his experiences. It was a great opportunity to learn more about Mohammad’s story, and the work he has done towards ending FGC. This story is...

    https://sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/conversation-with-a-bhaiyo-advising-a-concerned-father.html

  • Volunteer spotlight: Umme Kulsoom Arif

    with Sahiyo involve? Mostly a lot of writing and blog posts! I’m very grateful to have been part of the 2022 Sahiyo Activists Retreat, and to be able to share my perspective as someone part of the LGBTQ+ community, especially as someone who is...

    https://sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/volunteer-spotlight-umme-kulsoom-arif.html

  • SAHIYO JOINS OVER 40 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS SERVING SEXUAL ASSAULT AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS IN $13.2 MILLION AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN INITIATIVE

    in the U.S. Funding provided under the ARP Support for Survivors grant will advance our survivor and community-based Activists Retreat program. The expanded program will help to further strengthen relationships and networks among survivors and impacted...

    https://sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/sahiyo-joins-over-40-community-organizations-serving-sexual-assault-and-domestic-violence-survivors-in-$13-2-million-american-rescue-plan-initiative.html

  • Sahiyo receives grant from South Asian Bar Association of North America

    community based organizations on ways to support female genital cutting (FGC) survivors; planning for our next annual Activists Retreat, where we train advocates to continue their work raising awareness against FGC; providing organizing power to FGC...

    https://sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/sahiyo-receives-grant-from-south-asian-bar-association-of-north-america.html

  • Sahiyo receives grant from Resist

    community based organizations on ways to support female genital cutting (FGC) survivors; plan for our next annual Activists Retreat, where we train advocates to continue their work in raising awareness against FGC; provide organizing power to FGC...

    https://sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/sahiyo-receives-grant-from-resist.html

  • Reflecting on the 2024 Asian Pacific Institute for Gender Based Violence National Summit

    funded by the ARP Support for Survivors Program. As one of the grantees, Sahiyo U.S. has used the funding to grow our Activists Retreat Project, a program that seeks to grow a network of anti-FGC activists and survivor-advocates doing critical advocacy...

    https://sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/reflecting-on-api-gbv-2024.html

  • Sustainable Development Goals: How the UNs Benchmarks Align with Sahiyo’s Mission to End Female Gential Cutting

    the SDGs and the UN’s joint program’s efforts to create a global movement against FGC. Through initiatives like our Activists Retreat, survivor-led policy coalitions, and technical training seminars, Sahiyo has found that as more people speak out and...

    https://sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/sustainable-development-goals-how-the-uns-benchmarks-align-with-sahiyo’s-mission-to-end-female-gential-cutting.html

  • Empowered and Ignited

    By: Emily Lerosion Each year Sahiyo hosts an annual Activists Retreat to gather anti-FGC activists in a safe and supportive space, where they can engage in meaningful discussions about FGC. These retreats aim to foster collaboration, share insights,...

    https://sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/empowered-and-ignited.html

  • What Not to Say

    Masud serves as the Community Engagement Coordinator at Sahiyo, where her responsibilities include overseeing the Activists Retreat Program and spearheading the male engagement initiative focused on educating and raising community awareness about female...

    https://sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/what-not-to-say.html

  • Not Who I Am

    could’ve been if you weren’t cut. I was always told that FGM/C was done to curb women’s pleasure. I learned from the Activists Retreat that you actually can go to a doctor in the United States and ask them to tell you what's different, how your body has...

    https://sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/not-who-i-am.html

  • Volunteer Spotlight: Alisha Bhagat

    Alisha is passionate about working with organizations to think systematically about a sustainable future for people and the planet. She is a futurist and strategist at Forum for the Future, a sustainability non-profit that works with companies on...

    https://sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/volunteer-spolight-alisha.html

  • Sahiyo's Second Annual Retreat: A Space for Healing and Reflection

    Photograph of Maryum Saifee at Activist Retreat By Maryum Saifee In late March, I participated in Sahiyo’s Second Annual Retreat for survivors and allies in the campaign to end female genital mutilation (FGM). Attendees from the first retreat commented...

    https://sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/sahiyos-second-annual-retreat-healing.html

  • My Reflections on Sahiyo’s Activist Retreat and my advocacy on ending FGM/C in the U.S.

    By Alifya Sulemanji Sahiyo organized a retreat for FGM survivors and activists in January 2018. I attended the retreat because I am a survivor and I was interested in learning about different views, challenges and perspectives of other survivors and...

    https://sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/reflections-retreat-advocacy.html

  • The U.S. Sahiyo retreat taught me there are different ways of being Bohri in America, and we can all end FGC

    By Alisha Bhagat Khatna, and Female Genital Cutting (FGC) evoke strong responses. It is seen as a human rights violation, is attributed to the “backwardness” of Islamic peoples, and is a critical part of cultural heritage. For those of us within the...

    https://sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/bohri-in-america.html

  • Why I care about khatna: Reflections from the 2019 Sahiyo Activist Retreat

    By Alisha Bhagat I first found out about female genital cutting, or khatna, in my community in my twenties; my mother told me it had been done to her. At the time I was shocked. I thought this was something that happened to other people in far off...

    https://sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/why-i-care-about-khatna.html

  • Sahiyo's Silent Auction Donor Spotlight: Zehra Patwa

    Sahiyo U.S. will host its second annual Women's Day Celebration & Silent Auction with the goal of raising $15,000 in support of our work to end female genital cutting. The auction will open on Wednesday, March 6th, 2024 and close on Sunday, March 10th,...

    https://sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/sahiyo-s-silent-auction-donor-spotlight-zehra-patwa.html

  • 2025 Comedy Show & Auction Sponsor Spotlight: Zehra Patwa

    Sahiyo will host its third annual Women's Day Celebration & Silent Auction with the goal of raising $15,000 in support of our work to end female genital cutting. The auction will open on Wednesday, March 5th, 2025 and close on Sunday, March 9th, 2025....

    https://sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/2025-comedy-show-auction-sponsor-spotlight-zehra-patwa.html

  • Sahiyo volunteer spotlight: Communications intern Amena Ali

    Communications intern Amena Ali lives in Houston, Texas, and her all-time obsessions are tea and cat videos. She has a degree in psychology, but is currently working as a personal stylist. She is passionate about mental health, and she’s made it her...

    https://sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/sahiyo-volunteer-spotlight-communications-intern-amena-ali.html

  • Sahiyo Hosts 'Thaal Pe Charcha' Iftar Party in Mumbai

    On May 11, Sahiyo India hosted a special Thaal Pe Charcha “Iftar” dinner in Mumbai during the holy month of Ramzan. The event was attended by 24 women and men from the Bohra community, who came together to break their Ramzan fasts and also mark two...

    https://sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/thaal-pe-charcha-iftar-party.html

  • Healing as Activism: One cannot give from an empty cup

    By Anonymous Emotional burnout looms over my head like my very own Sword of Damocles, waiting to strike me down for being woefully human. But the above saying travels with me, like my shield against self-doubt, offering ownership of my humanity,...

    https://sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/one-cannot-give-from-an-empty-cup.html

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