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1. About - Funders & Partners
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2. About - Our Story
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3. Reframing FGM/C Through an Intersectional Lens at CSW69
(News & Blog)
... to address FGM/C. Affirmation 2: FGM/C is a potentially life-threatening form of SGBV and violence against children This segment, which featured remarks from  Dr. Leyla Hussain (The Girl Generation), ...
Created on 18 March 2025
4. Positive Masculinity; A Critical Tool in the Movement to End FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... continued by saying that men can advocate and act as role models for anti-GBV efforts and that they can share stories of standing up to norms that harm women. Dr. Chesang also emphasized that we must not ...
Created on 20 February 2025
5. Supporting Survivors in the LGBTQIA+ Community: How Sahiyo Helped Afiqa Attend the ASEAN Queer Leadership Week
(News & Blog)
... (SRHR), gender-based violence (GBV), and children’s rights.  I wanted to strengthen my advocacy work in the anti-FGM/C movements by connecting and building solidarity with regional activists. I wanted ...
Created on 06 February 2025
6. Uniting to End FGM/C Across the Americas: A Joint Statement
(News & Blog)
... (GBV), the Alliance aims to unify efforts to support survivors, enhance prevention strategies, and promote gender equality throughout the region. FGM/C impacts communities worldwide, including across ...
Created on 06 February 2025
7. Critical Intersections Research Shifts Towards Implementation of Findings in Technical Assistance Trainings
(News & Blog)
By: Rachel Wine This month, Sahiyo led two trainings to expand the impact of the findings of our Critical Intersections Research Project within the greater gender-based violence (GBV) sphere. While FGM/C ...
Created on 14 January 2025
8. Training Recap: An Introduction to Female Genital Cutting with AshaKiran
(News & Blog)
... FGC as a form of gender-based violence (GBV) that remains largely hidden and perpetuated by silence within communities. A key discussion point was Alabama’s unique position as one of the states without ...
Created on 14 November 2024
9. Bringing female genital cutting to the forefront: How Sahiyo helped Nevin Sutherland attend the 2024 Asian Studies Conference
(News & Blog)
... initial panel discussion, the participants began a conversation about other forms of gender-based violence and how sexual politics precipitates GBV,” Nevin said. “We found that we all had something in ...
Created on 24 October 2024
10. How can you, as an ordinary person, help end female genital cutting?
(News & Blog)
... to not only become a voter but to be fully politically engaged.  A few months ago, I attended a webinar hosted by API-GBV on advocacy and issues education, and I’ll be sharing what I learned from the ...
Created on 22 October 2024
11. Intern Spotlight: Fundraising and Auction Intern Elaina Baliner
(News & Blog)
... health equity—particularly in areas related to gender-based violence (GBV)—I felt a natural alignment with Sahiyo’s work. As a woman myself, I am also deeply passionate about ensuring that women's rights ...
Created on 11 October 2024
12. Reflecting on the 2024 Asian Pacific Institute for Gender Based Violence National Summit
(News & Blog)
By: Samman Masud In August 2024, I, along with Sahiyo U.S. Executive Director Mariya Taher attended the Asian-Pacific Institute for Gender Based-Violence (APIGBV) National Summit in San Francisco, California. ...
Created on 13 September 2024
13. Reflecting on the FGC 101 Training at the Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault Conference
(News & Blog)
... organizations, and those who work to fight against gender-based violence (GBV). Professional and Personal Growth This experience has had a profound impact on both my personal and professional life. ...
Created on 30 July 2024
14. Headline: Understanding the Critical Intersections of FGM/C with other social injustices: Encouraging dialogue on cross-movement collaboration
(News & Blog)
... in February 2024. On April 23rd, Sahiyo presented Critical Intersections of FGM/C: The Value of Intersectionality in Cross-Collaboration in conjunction with API-GBV to attendees belonging to various ...
Created on 14 May 2024
15. Critical Intersections of FGM/C: The Value of Intersectionality in Cross-Collaboration Webinar
(News & Blog)
... well as opportunities for cross-sector collaboration with other social justice movements.  Critical Intersections of FGM/C: The Value of Intersectionality in Cross-Collaboration, hosted by API-GBV, will ...
Created on 16 April 2024
16. New Report from the Population Institute on GBV: “Behind Closed Doors: Exposing and Addressing Harmful Gender-Based Practices in the United States”
(News & Blog)
... The report tackles various forms of gender-based violence (GBV) occurring in the United States including female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C); child, early, and forced  marriage/union (CEFMU); femicide, ...
Created on 09 April 2024
17. Training the San Francisco Domestic Violence Consortium on FGC in honor of Zero Tolerance Day for FGC.
(News & Blog)
... to shed light on the complex issue of female genital cutting (FGC) and uplift the ongoing collaborative efforts between Sahiyo and AWS on expanding gender-based violence (GBV) services to support survivors ...
Created on 13 February 2024
18. Exploring FGC with GBV Service Providers
(News & Blog)
Female genital cutting (FGC) is an often overlooked facet of gender-based violence (GBV) in the United States. On November 2nd, Sahiyo joined forces with South Asian SOAR to host a training session tailored ...
Created on 14 November 2023
19. Announcing the Women Deliver 2023 Conference
(News & Blog)
... intersectional feminist principles, will address a wide range of issues impacting girls and women– including (but not limited to) climate change, gender- based violence (GBV) and unpaid care work. The ...
Created on 03 July 2023
20. SAHIYO JOINS OVER 40 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS SERVING SEXUAL ASSAULT AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS IN $13.2 MILLION AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN INITIATIVE
(News & Blog)
... Act (FVPSA) under the 2021 American Rescue Plan (ARP) will be will be the first time API-GBV will be distributing two years of funding to culturally specific organizations that serve sexual assault and ...
Created on 15 May 2023
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