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21. Starting the Dialogue: Sharing Your Experiences on Initiating Conversations with Men about Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
... I initiated discussions by focusing on women’s roles in society and the family to create a formal yet inviting atmosphere for fathers to share their thoughts openly. Navigating Sensitive Topics: Sensitive ...
Created on 21 June 2024
22. Voices from Washington and Beyond: an In-Person Voices to End FGM/C Screening in Kent, WA
(News & Blog)
... how healthcare providers can best support survivors or discussed the effects of FGM/C on their family relationships. The event also emphasized the significance of Washington State's recent legislative ...
Created on 16 June 2024
23. Reflections after sharing my story during the Psychosocial Impacts of FGM/C Webinar
(News & Blog)
... land, I am your real family member, friend, neighbor, colleague – a citizen of your community.” To echo what was shared in the webinar, yes, we need to end this practice in our communities, AND there ...
Created on 19 May 2024
24. Reflecting on our webinar: Quiet Activism and Understanding the Psychosocial Impacts of Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
... discussing the “quiet” or private forms of activism that shape their day-to-day lives. They discussed navigating complex psychosocial contexts—ranging from family dynamics to community backlash—and shared ...
Created on 14 May 2024
25. Navigating Complexity: Understanding and Addressing Challenges Faced by Kurdish Women with FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... further impede survivors from seeking help, leading to discrimination, stigma, and reluctance to access essential services. As a family counselor and psychotherapist specializing in FGM/C,  I have conducted ...
Created on 26 April 2024
26. A Space to Belong: My Reflection on the 2023 Activist Retreat
(News & Blog)
... I was cut, and I was 19 when I found out. At the time that I found out I had been cut, I had one younger cousin and she was also cut despite my family's best attempts to prevent it from happening. For me, ...
Created on 01 April 2024
27. Sahiyo's Silent Auction Donor Spotlight: Zehra Patw
(News & Blog)
... had about cutting with female members of my family were like, “It just happens. You just do it and you just move on with your life.” But in this WhatsApp group, people were talking about how to stop this ...
Created on 29 February 2024
28. The African Women’s Clinic: An Interview with Australia’s Only FGM/C Clinic
(News & Blog)
... who is a coordinator for the Family and Reproductive Rights Education Program (FARREP)* at the Royal Women’s Hospital. FARREP is a program that provides services for women from places where FGM/C is practiced. ...
Created on 27 February 2024
29. Zehra Patwa on Sahiyo and the Coalition to End FGM/C’s recent panel discussion with Connecticut legislators – and why it was a positive step forward
(News & Blog)
... a lot of leeway, but parents don’t – or can’t – always make the best decision. I realize that there are parents who feel very pressured to do this by the elders in their family or community. If we have ...
Created on 22 February 2024
30. Sahiyo’s Second Annual Women’s Day Celebration and Silent Auction
(News & Blog)
... support this amazing event by hosting a VIP Watch Party, where you can invite your friends and family to enjoy the show and learn more about what we do here at Sahiyo. This option also includes Sahiyo ...
Created on 15 February 2024
31. Voices to End FGM/C Cohort #9 – Hybrid Digital Storytelling Workshop
(News & Blog)
... and Sunday June 22 and 23. In-person Workshop Location: Washington, DC.  Who Can Apply: Individuals living in the U.S. who have experienced FGM/C, as well as family members, friends, advocates, and others ...
Created on 06 February 2024
32. It's a Marathon, Not a Rac
(News & Blog)
... story narrates the experiences I remember the most as a six-year-old girl who was taken to another country (Senegal) for FGM/C, under the disguise of spending summer break with my cousins and family. And ...
Created on 12 January 2024
33. Turning Grief into Purpose
(News & Blog)
...  even feel like I was necessarily at a workshop. It felt like I was with family. And I couldn't believe that people have gone through so much pain. Hearing other people's stories made me realize that there ...
Created on 12 January 2024
34. Resilience
(News & Blog)
... United Nations, and to work with children's rights, to protect them against physical and emotional violence. I also want to have a family, to travel, and to be happy. I believe I can accomplish these goals ...
Created on 12 January 2024
35. Bearing Tradition: Navigating the Pressure of Khatna
(News & Blog)
By Faizneen Bharmal Growing up in a progressive and well-educated Dawoodi Bohra family, the topic of Khatna, commonly known as female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) around the world, was always shrouded ...
Created on 11 January 2024
36. 2024 begins with team transitions at Sahiyo
(News & Blog)
As we settle into 2024, the Sahiyo family is excited to welcome Sheena Vasani as our new Editorial Coordinator. Sheena, a strong believer in the power of the written world to enact social change and heal, ...
Created on 11 January 2024
37. Sahiyo staff spotlight: Editorial Assistant Megan Seaver
(News & Blog)
... of FGC as a whole, and has left me feeling more willing to speak and write on the topic for my work at Sahiyo, but also in my personal life. FGC wasn’t something that was talked about in my own family ...
Created on 02 January 2024
38. Secrecy leads to the continuation of FGC in families and communities
(News & Blog)
... about FGC and thinking I had never heard of it happening in my own community. It was really shocking for me to hear something like that.” “I started thinking about whether I had friends or family members ...
Created on 02 January 2024
39. Passion, Purpose, Party: My take on Sahiyo's Activists Retrea
(News & Blog)
... and eye roll), gentle yet assertive with the uninformed, and fierce with those who willfully endorse these violations against people/children with or without family consent. I do not take no for an answer ...
Created on 08 December 2023
40. Volunteer spotlight: Policy intern Delia Donovan
(News & Blog)
... survivors to spread awareness about FGC to communities who don’t know enough about it. Many of my friends and family have not undergone FGC and know very little about the practice, but through my education ...
Created on 11 September 2023