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21. The Climate Crisis & Human Rights
(News & Blog)
... as a member of the US National Coalition to end early, forced and child marriages and is a US Advisory Board Member to Sahiyo. She previously worked with Human Rights Watch, Save the Children and continues ...
Created on 20 February 2023
22. Sahiyo releases July 2021-June 2022 Annual Report
(News & Blog)
... Sahiyo, we expanded our programs with the support of our staff, interns, volunteers, and Advisory Board.  Our survivor-story-centered blog has grown and we launched a new column called Scenarios ...
Created on 07 December 2022
23. Training and Technical Assistance
(Programs)
... Sharp, Sahiyo Advisory Board Member Hotline Operator: San Francisco Asian Women’s Shelter Number: 1-877-751-0880 Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM PST  ...
Created on 05 October 2022
24. Moving Connecticut ahead: Protecting girls from Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting 
(News & Blog)
... de Montpellier in France.  Zehra serves on several Boards, including Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services (IRIS), and currently serves as Vice-Chair of the Sahiyo US Advisory Board. After discovering ...
Created on 21 September 2022
25. Sahiyo's Giving Circle ...
(Get Involved)
... and children's rights, I am able to explore, participate, and continue as an activist through my relationship with Sahiyo."  - Joanne Golden, Attorney and Sahiyo Advisory Board Member  ...
Created on 22 August 2022
26. Reflecting on A Quiet Violence: Navigating Female Genital Cutting as an LGBTQ+ Survivor
(News & Blog)
... Advisory Board chair, internal medicine physician, and chief medical editor of EverydayHealth.com Dr. Arefa Cassoobhoy. Panelists included poet, playwright, filmmaker, and producer Dena Igusti (they/them), ...
Created on 01 August 2022
27. Joanna Vergoth chosen as 2021 CRAVE Foundation for Women honoree
(News & Blog)
We are proud to announce that Sahiyo U.S. Advisory Board Member Joanna Vergoth, LCSW, NCPsyA, was chosen as a 2021 CRAVE Foundation for Women grant recipient. She is a psychotherapist, specializing in ...
Created on 06 July 2022
28. Sahiyo U.S. Advisory Board spotlight: Zahra Qaiyumi
(News & Blog)
... get involved in the fall of 2019 during what was a rough patch in my personal life for a few reasons, khatna, or FGM/C, being one of them.  Why did you choose to join the Advisory Board and what do you ...
Created on 21 April 2022
29. Introducing the Speakers for ‘How to Stop the Rising Trend of Medicalising Female Genital Cutting in Asia’
(News & Blog)
... Public Health, the Expert Group on Tuberculosis set up by a Forum called Global Coalition Against TB, and the Advisory Group Uniting to End Neglected Tropical Diseases, a WHO mandated organization.   ...
Created on 14 January 2022
30. Sahiyo U.S. Advisory Board spotlight: Nesha Abiraj
(News & Blog)
... appointed to the US Advisory Board. How has your involvement impacted your life?  I gained a family of "sahiyos" or "sisters" relentlessly pursuing a far better world for children everywhere, through ...
Created on 10 December 2021
31. Bhaiyo Spotlight: Honoring Donald Strong
(News & Blog)
... Sahiyo U.S. Advisory Board Member Maryum Saifee recognizes Don as someone who “really laid the groundwork for GW’s role in becoming a leader in the anti FGM/C advocacy efforts in the United States.” Sahiyo ...
Created on 15 November 2021
32. Sahiyo U.S. Advisory Board spotlight: Jo Keogh
(News & Blog)
Jo Keogh has been utilizing somatic approaches to treat female trauma survivors since 2014. She is currently completing her internship in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Anna Haven Behavioral Health ...
Created on 15 October 2021
33. Massachusetts Senate passes FGM/C bill
(News & Blog)
... Advisory Board for Sahiyo.  On June 16th, the Massachusetts House of Representatives voted favorably to pass the bill. The FGM/C bill not only has bipartisan support, but also bicameral support, with ...
Created on 30 July 2020
34. U.S. Sahiyo Board Member Spotlight: A. Renee Bergstrom, EdD
(News & Blog)
Sahiyo’s U.S. Advisory Board provides strategic advice to the management of Sahiyo and ensures that we continue fulfilling our mission to empower communities to end female genital cutting, and create positive ...
Created on 17 November 2019
35. Sahiyo U.S. Advisory Board Spotlight: Melody Joy Eckardt
(News & Blog)
As Sahiyo’s U.S. operations and programs have grown, in 2018, we invited various individuals from a host of backgrounds and professions to join our inaugural U.S. Advisory Board. The advisory board provides ...
Created on 16 October 2019
36. Looking Back: Sahiyo at CSW/MALA's March 2019 Even
(News & Blog)
... of the U.S. Advisory Board This panel analyzed the practice of FGC in the United States through a medical, psychological, and legislative lens. The panelists collectively suggested a variety of approaches ...
Created on 03 September 2019
37. Sahiyo U.S. Advisory Board Spotlight: Joanne Golden
(News & Blog)
As Sahiyo’s U.S. operations and programs have grown, we invited various individuals from a host of backgrounds and professions to join our U.S. Advisory Board. The advisory board provides strategic advice ...
Created on 10 August 2019
38. Sahiyo's Second Annual Retreat: A Space for Healing and Reflectio
(News & Blog)
... as an FGM survivor, reinforcing that FGM transcends race, religion, and geography. As advisory board chair of Sahiyo, I felt privileged to see the organization’s work in action.  Far too often, there ...
Created on 16 July 2019
39. Sahiyo U.S. Advisory Board Spotlight: Zehra Patwa
(News & Blog)
As Sahiyo’s U.S. operations and programs have grown, in 2018, we invited various individuals from a host of backgrounds and professions to join our inaugural U.S. Advisory Board. The advisory board provides ...
Created on 08 April 2019
40. Sahiyo's New Video Campaign: No More Female Genital Cutting -Volunteers Share Their Storie
(News & Blog)
... to them. Throughout the month, short videos made by our Sahiyo community will be shared via social media. These voices belong to our volunteers, staff, advisory board and storytellers, each of whom has ...
Created on 02 April 2019