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101. Activist Saza Faradilla and End FGC Singapore spread awareness about FGC
(News & Blog)
By Megan Seaver An essential part of the work to end female genital cutting (FGC) is to engage in community-based activism, which means to serve a specific group of people with a specific set of needs ...
Created on 26 September 2023
102. Training the Prince George’s County Health Department on FGC
(News & Blog)
... 70 health care providers at the Prince George County Health Department on female genital cutting (FGC) and the role of health care professionals in prevention and patient support. Health care providers ...
Created on 17 May 2023
103. Tufts University hosts panel to raise awareness of FGC
(News & Blog)
On April 14th, Sahiyo U.S.'s Mariya Taher was invited to speak at a panel discussion on female genital cutting (FGC) by Women in International Relations (WIIR), an organization that is part of Tufts’ Institute ...
Created on 15 May 2023
104. Exploring Canadian physicians’ experiences providing FGC-related care
(News & Blog)
By Kiah Leone As countries like the United States, Canada, Australia, and others become increasingly aware of the practice of female genital cutting (FGC) and its presence in their country, their healthcare ...
Created on 11 May 2023
105. The overturning of Roe v. Wade and its implications for survivors of FGC
(News & Blog)
... genital cutting (FGC).  Several harmful health complications can arise during pregnancy or childbirth for a survivor of FGC. According to a study by the World Health Organization, the perinatal mortality ...
Created on 02 May 2023
106. My experience learning about Kukeketwa (FGC)
(News & Blog)
By Cecilia Mwakenya Trigger warning: this article contains graphic descriptions of female genital cutting (FGC). I was born and raised in Chachewa, a small village in Taita Taveta County, Kenya. Taita ...
Created on 29 March 2023
107. Proposed legislation in Idaho and Texas discriminates against Transgender Youth and removes protections for children at risk of undergoing FGC
(News & Blog)
By Hunter Kessous Texas and Idaho are two states in which female genital cutting (FGC) is illegal under state law, for now. In both states, amendments have been proposed in the state legislature that ...
Created on 01 March 2023
108. Why sex educators need to know about female genital cutting (FGC)
(News & Blog)
... students with inclusive, important knowledge that they may not have received before college.  A few months after graduating, I was invited back to campus to train SSIS members on FGC. I was overjoyed ...
Created on 28 November 2022
109. Sahiyo hosts workshop on FGC and storytelling for Nomad Travelers
(News & Blog)
... she hosted a workshop for the community to help raise awareness on the topic of female genital cutting (FGC), which many individuals were unaware of. The workshop provided an overview of storytelling’s ...
Created on 21 November 2022
110. FGC Survivor Support Line
(Resources)
... line if they are in need of referral resources. “​​I was so happy to know that Sahiyo is collaborating with the Asian Women’s Shelter to support women who suffer from the trauma of FGC and ...
Created on 07 October 2022
111. Introducing a community-based, culturally-responsive Support Line for FGC survivors 
(News & Blog)
This past year, Sahiyo has collaborated with Asian Women’s Shelter (AWS) on a number of trainings to educate staff, volunteers, and crisis line workers on the impact of FGC in the United States, as well ...
Created on 11 August 2022
112. FGC in the United States: How Americans can help end this practice 
(News & Blog)
By Katie Geren Female genital cutting (FGC) is a global issue. It happens in many countries, including the United States, though that is not often common knowledge here. I learned about FGC for the first ...
Created on 11 August 2022
113. Training Social Workers to be more responsive to survivors of FGC
(News & Blog)
On June 23rd, Caitlin LeMay, LCSW of the US End FGM/C Network, and Mariya Taher, MSW, MFA of Sahiyo, parterned to provide a workshop on Female Genital Cutting (FGC) for social workers through Boston College ...
Created on 07 July 2022
114. Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse Belong in the Movement to End FGC
(News & Blog)
... was working through that same struggle. And they were so brave and courageous, talking about their trauma with community members and advocating for childhood consent, working to eradicate FGC. You can' ...
Created on 24 June 2022
115. An FGC researcher's reflection on the first-ever Research Agenda and Ethical Guidance on Research for the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilatio
(News & Blog)
By Hunter Kessous In my sophomore year of college, I decided to conduct research analyzing the knowledge, attitudes, and training of community health workers who work to end FGC. In the early stages ...
Created on 11 February 2022
116. Who? A Zine About The Global Impact of FGC
(News & Blog)
... project was to create a Zine that explored a human rights issue important to us, I immediately knew what I wanted to do.  According to the World Health Organization, female genital cutting (FGC) is a ...
Created on 06 December 2021
117. A reflection on the medical perspectives on female genital cutting (FGC) webinar
(News & Blog)
By: Amela Tokić On October 9th, 2021, community-led movement End FGC Singapore, which strives to empower Muslim communities in Singapore to end the practice of female genital cutting (FGC), hosted a ...
Created on 14 October 2021
118. FGC in India
(News & Blog)
2024 10 Things About FGM/C in South Asia – Voices from Communities Activists See India as New Front in Fight Against Female Genital Mutilation 2023 ‘we are not like them’: reinventing ...
Created on 26 September 2021
119. Reflection on Addressing FGC in the Clinic: A Dialogue between Survivors and Healthcare Professionals
(News & Blog)
By Sandra Yu  On December 8th, 2020, Sahiyo hosted a webinar featuring several health professionals and  survivors of female genital cutting (FGC) to discuss the necessity for trauma-informed care and ...
Created on 22 December 2020
120. Research Studies on FGC
(Resources)
2024 Behind Closed Doors: Exposing and Addressing Harmful Gender-Based Practices in the United States Over 230 million girls and women alive today have been subjected to female genital mutilation ...
Created on 04 December 2020