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41. My experience is a tool to create social change
(News & Blog)
... to create social change. Zahra Qaiyumi is a 4th year medical student at Quinnipiac University in Connecticut. Zahra grew up in a community in which girls and women are impacted by FGM/C. She is interested ...
Created on 30 June 2022
42. Sahiyo U.S. Advisory Board spotlight: Zahra Qaiyumi
(News & Blog)
Zahra is a 4th year medical student at Quinnipiac University in Connecticut. She is interested in the role of health care providers in caring for those affected by the practice, and as such is involved ...
Created on 21 April 2022
43. Connecticut Trauma and Gender Learning Collaborative Training Part 2
(News & Blog)
On February 3rd, Sahiyo Co-Founder Mariya Taher joined Dr. Karen McDonnell from George Washington for our second training for the Connecticut Trauma and Gender Learning Collaborative (TAG). TAG is a collaboration ...
Created on 08 February 2022
44. Sahiyo partners with FAWCO to lead an educational webinar on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in the United States
(News & Blog)
... from Mariya how Sahiyo’s work has been instrumental in passing state laws; most recently, and successfully, in Massachusetts. Sahiyo is now engaged in similar work to pass a state law in Connecticut, one ...
Created on 01 November 2021
45. Sahiyo U.S. Advisory Board spotlight: Jo Keogh
(News & Blog)
... the Guilford Human Rights Commission. She is also a member of Connecticut’s Shoreline Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Taskforce, the Connecticut Counseling Association’s Public Policy and Legislative ...
Created on 15 October 2021
46. Sahiyo volunteer spotlight: Social media intern Kristel Mendoza Castillo
(News & Blog)
Kristel Mendoza Castillo is currently an undergraduate student at the University of Connecticut majoring in Communications. She strongly believes in the values of consent and a woman’s right over her own ...
Created on 07 September 2021
47. Female genital cutting: Underacknowledged and underrecognized in the United States
(News & Blog)
By Cate Cox On June 3rd, 2021 Sahiyo partnered with the Connecticut Trauma and Gender Learning Collaborative and The George Washington University associate professor Dr. Karen McDonnell to hold a training ...
Created on 18 June 2021
48. Sahiyo in the Media
(News & Blog)
... in the interests of women Connecticut is 1 of 9 states without a ban on female genital mutilation. Thousands are at risk, activists say Cambridge woman honored for her work against the practice of ...
Created on 02 March 2021
49. Connecticut Trauma and Gender Learning Collaborative Training Part 2 (2022-02-03)
(Events Calendar/Connecticut Trauma and Gender Learning Collaborative Training Part 2)
Connecticut Trauma and Gender Learning Collaborative Training Part 2 Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: Underacknowledged and Underrecognized in the United States PT 2: This presentation will explore ...
Created on 21 January 2022
50. Moving Connecticut Ahead: Protecting Girls from FGM/C (2022-09-29)
(Events Calendar/Moving Connecticut Ahead: Protecting Girls from FGM/C)
Moving Connecticut Ahead: Protecting Girls from FGM/C In 2013, the Population Reference Bureau estimated that 2,658 women and girls in Connecticut (CT) were at risk of undergoing - or having already undergone ...
Created on 23 September 2022
51. CT Coalition Press Conference in Connecticut (04 February 2025 10:00)
(Events / Community Meeting)
In recognition of the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C), the Connecticut Coalition will be having an in-person press conference on February 4th to bring ...
Created on 06 August 2024
52. FGM/C Informational Briefing (13 January 2025 10:58)
(Events / Training)
... at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford, Connecticut .🤝The event will be an educational opportunity to learn about female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) with coffee and danishes provided! Don’t ...
Created on 21 December 2024
53. Preventing FGM/C in Connecticut – Why Comprehensive Laws Matter (25 January 2024 11:00)
(Events / Webinar)
... FGM/C in Connecticut – Why Comprehensive Laws Matter will provide timely information and resources for legislators and their staffs about FGM/C in the United States and the need for comprehensive state ...
Created on 09 January 2024
54. AFTTAP-Hosted Webinar on Digital Storytelling (01 August 2023 10:30)
(Events / Webinar)
... has been instrumental in establishing the Connecticut Coalition to End FGM/C, to support Connecticut in building education programs and passing a law against FGM/C as well. As of 2021, Mariya serves as ...
Created on 10 July 2023
55. Roundtable on Systems Change to Address FGM/C Perspectives from State and Municipal Coalitions (23 June 2023 12:00)
(Events / Webinar)
... the United States that work to address FGM/C. This roundtable will feature coalitions from Washington State, Connecticut, New York City, Minnesota, Greater Los Angeles, and Massachusetts. This roundtable ...
Created on 07 June 2023
56. Legislative Updates: Connecticut Moves Closer to Passing a Bill to Support Survivors of Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
It’s been a busy year so far in Connecticut when it comes to advocating to end female genital cutting, (FGC)! Here are some updates we’d like to share with you all: Legislative Developments On February ...
Created on 18 February 2025
57. Connecticut’s Lieutenant Governor Recognizes International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM/C
(News & Blog)
The Connecticut (CT) Coalition to End FGM/C, of which Sahiyo is a founding member, is so pleased to see that Connecticut’s Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz has issued a citation to recognize February ...
Created on 06 February 2025
58. Calling CT Residents to Action - Ban FGM/C in Connecticut
(News & Blog)
Connecticut legislatures have recently introduced House Bill 6596 to protect girls and women from female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). Connecticut is one of only nine states without legislation protecting ...
Created on 30 January 2025
59. Legislative Briefing on FGM/C in the State of Connecticut: A Collaboration between the Connecticut Coalition
(News & Blog)
On January 13th, the Connecticut Coalition to End FGM/C hosted a legislative briefing at the Legislative Building in Hartford, CT. The briefing was held in partnership with Sahiyo, Equality Now, and the ...
Created on 16 January 2025
60. Interview with Zehra Patwa of the Connecticut Coalition to End FGM/C
(News & Blog)
Recently, policy interns at Sahiyo have been interviewing members of the Connecticut (CT) Coalition to End FGM/C to learn more about its members and all the important work they contribute toward ending ...
Created on 20 October 2024