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1. About - Our Story
Created on 30 November -0001
2. On My Own Terms
(News & Blog)
... The Gambia and across the African continent. Musu is also the recipient of numerous international and African human rights awards, including the 2018 Commonwealth Points of Light from Her Late Majesty ...
Created on 05 November 2024
3. Walking Together: My Experience at the Annual Walk to End Female Genital Mutilation in D.C.
(News & Blog)
... Woman Peace Awards ceremony, which honored activists and survivors who have made impactful contributions toward ending FGM/C. A beautiful musical performance, recognitions, and speeches followed the ceremony. ...
Created on 17 October 2024
4. Sahiyo U.S. Joins Massachusetts Community Health and Healthy Aging Funds in 15.8M Initiative to address systemic barriers to health
(News & Blog)
... 2024 awards of the Massachusetts Community Health and Healthy Aging Funds (the Funds). As part of these awards, DPH, the Executive Office of Elder Affairs (EOEA), and the implementing partner Health Resources ...
Created on 26 September 2024
5. Reflecting on a Screening of The Beginning, a Film Directed by Sahiyo Co-founder Insia Dariwala
(News & Blog)
... The film is currently being screened at various festivals around the world and has already won four awards and three official selections globally. A large group of attendees from different walks of life ...
Created on 27 August 2024
6. Advocacy & Travel Award
(Programs)
... How the Award Works: Once you have been selected and approved to receive one of Sahiyo’s $500 FGM/C Advocacy & Travel Awards, Sahiyo will be able to reimburse expenses after the event has taken place. ...
Created on 14 August 2024
7. A Plan in Action: Reflecting on the 2023 Peer-to-Peer National ARP Convening
(News & Blog)
... National American Rescue Plan (ARP) Convening as representatives of Sahiyo, one of over 40 non-profit organizations granted awards as part of the ARP Support for Survivors Program. Without hyperbole, ...
Created on 12 December 2023
8. My experience at the Global Woman Awards and Walk to End FGM
(News & Blog)
By Rachel Wine On September 30th, I had the honor of joining survivors, activists, and allies from around the world to participate in the 9th Annual Global Woman Awards the 10th Annual Walk to End FGM. ...
Created on 03 October 2023
9. Sahiyo U.S. Executive Director, Mariya Taher, receives Global Woman Award
(News & Blog)
... The Global Woman Awards were created in 2015 as a way to recognize the achievements of women, men, and students who are involved in the movement to end FGM/C. Each Awardee is carefully vetted and Sahiyo ...
Created on 17 July 2023
10. Sahiyo Discusses book club holds next event in September
(News & Blog)
... Evergreen Awards. Her poetry collection, You Still Look The Same, was just released in May 2022. While all her books are distinct from one another, some common themes include loss, relationships, community, ...
Created on 04 August 2022
11. Upcoming webinar: Understanding Social Norms to End Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
... has received numerous awards including: UNESCO’s King Sejong Literacy Prize, The Thomas J. Dodd Award for Justice and Human Rights, among others.   Register for the Understanding Social Norms to End ...
Created on 20 June 2022
12. Addressing Critical Intersections: Anti-Racism and Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
... genital mutilation/cutting. She has received numerous awards, including the New York State Assembly Certificate of Merit, Knights of Pythias Medal of Achievement, the Hackett Medal for Oratory Excellence, ...
Created on 05 July 2021
13. Sahiyo Awards and Distinctions
(News & Blog)
... Action Challenge awards. The #ENDFGM Positive Action Challenge supports innovative interventions to bring about a sustained change in attitudes and social norms towards ending FGC. 2018 Sahiyo ...
Created on 02 March 2021
14. Sahiyo Partner Spotlight: Global Woman P.E.A.C.E. Foundation
(News & Blog)
... presented Mariya with our Global Woman Award in October 2017 in the category of Survivor Activist. Mariya has attended several of our annual events, she has volunteered with us, served on our awards nomination ...
Created on 17 November 2020
15. Cofounders
(Uncategorised)
... used her 14 years of experience in advertising & films, to highlight these issues. ‘The Candy Man’ her hard hitting debut film on child abuse won her two ‘Best Director’ awards in India, and was also nominated ...
Created on 02 July 2019
16. Global Women P.E.A.C.E Foundation 5K Walk Against FGM
(News & Blog)
... to 2-days and commenced with a Global Woman Awards ceremony on Friday, Oct 26th at the Milken Institute of George Washington University.  Two of the award recipients, included Maria Akhter and Severina ...
Created on 03 December 2018
17. Sahiyo co-founders win Laadli and ShoorVeer Awards in India
(News & Blog)
... also ordered the state police to take strict action against anyone found practicing FGC. ShoorVeer Awards Sahiyo’s co-founders Insia Dariwala and Aarefa Johari won the ShoorVeer Awards 2018 in Mumbai ...
Created on 19 September 2018
18. U.S. Advisory Board
(News & Blog)
... as one of the 100 most inspiring women of India, in a book called ‘The Phenomenal She’. Her recent awards include the Shoorveer Award, the prestigious ‘Women have Wings’ courage award, U.S.A, and the ‘’We ...
Created on 16 September 2018
19. Sahiyo Volunteer nominated for The Global Woman Student Ambassador Award
(News & Blog)
Sahiyo’s Maria Akhter has been nominated to receive the Global Woman Award in the “Student Ambassador” category, on Friday, October 26, 2018, in Washington, D.C.  The awards are given by the Global Woman ...
Created on 05 July 2018
20. Sahiyo’s Mariya Taher receives Survivor Activist Award
(News & Blog)
... DC. Mariya along with eight other deserving women and men were given Recognition Awards for the outstanding work toward ending female genital cutting and other injustices against women and girls during ...
Created on 08 December 2017