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41. Art, Activism, and Healing webinar: In Conversation Around Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
... awareness about this issue and support survivors’ healing. As an organization whose mission is to use storytelling to empower communities to abandon FGC and support survivors’ healing, Sahiyo is one ...
Created on 08 January 2021
42. Reflections on Pain, Stigma, and Activism
(News & Blog)
By Tanya Samyak On December 6, 2023, Sahiyo organized a webinar titled Pain, Stigma and Sexual Health: Healing through Storytelling in collaboration with TightLipped, a grassroots organization supporting ...
Created on 09 April 2024
43. Survivors Speak: Stories of Healing and Action
(News & Blog)
Please join Sahiyo, Asian Women's Shelter, and Silence Speaks on November 28th at 4 pm Pacific / 7 pm Eastern for an informal one-hour webinar on trauma-informed storytelling to address gender-based violence.  ...
Created on 14 November 2023
44. Digital advocacy: The future of activism for survivors and activists
(News & Blog)
... and posting black squares on Instagram didn’t mean you were an activist. At Sahiyo as a programs intern, I gained a new appreciation for storytelling and digital advocacy as forms of healing and activism, ...
Created on 10 November 2020
45. A Reflection on Moving Towards Sexual Pleasure and Emotional Healing After Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
... and Emotional Healing After Female Genital Cutting (FGC). During this webinar, we had the opportunity to hear from these speakers about the mental and emotional consequences of FGC, how FGC can impact ...
Created on 02 November 2020
46. My experience of healing by attending the 2019 Sahiyo Activist Retreat in the U.S.
(News & Blog)
... definitively, “healing.” This surprised me because I’ve been thinking and writing about khatna since 2016, when I joined WeSpeakOut and began my healing journey. Over the previous years I’ve seen a therapist, ...
Created on 18 April 2019
47. Reflection on the Sahiyo Activists Retreat 2024: Zahara Kagalwalla
(News & Blog)
... reminder that activism isn’t just about policy; it’s also about healing.  The retreat was packed with powerful sessions, but a few moments were especially memorable: Hopes for the retreat: Things started ...
Created on 18 February 2025
48. Cave of Consciousness
(News & Blog)
... the stage together! All of us standing up there, it made me feel like we were healing our trauma collectively. That it does not have to be one person's voice, but many who stand together against trauma. ...
Created on 23 January 2025
49. Reflecting on the Activist Retreat
(News & Blog)
... easier for people to speak out and  not feel afraid or embarrassed. I plan to continue speaking out about FGC and hope people feel welcome to come talk to me about their need for healing and how to prevent ...
Created on 28 May 2024
50. Sahiyo staff spotlight: Editorial Coordinator Sheena Vasani
(News & Blog)
... who are just starting their healing journeys. Despite their pain, they’re not just trying to survive – they’re trying to thrive. Each has gone through the depths of hell and yet have risen from the ashes, ...
Created on 20 May 2024
51. Reflections after sharing my story during the Psychosocial Impacts of FGM/C Webinar
(News & Blog)
... forward” and share my story with my name and photo as part of my own healing journey through the “Voices to End FGM/C” project in 2022. No doubt, it was unnerving to share my story publicly. I thought ...
Created on 19 May 2024
52. U.S. Activists Retreat 2024 Frequently Asked Questions
(News & Blog)
... may feel like an intense commitment, but we assure all prospective attendees that there will be many breaks and moments for self-care built in to make the Virtual Retreat an enjoyable, healing experience ...
Created on 09 April 2024
53. A Space to Belong: My Reflection on the 2023 Activist Retreat
(News & Blog)
... talking about the practice. I wanted to meet others who are doing the work that I was doing.  I’ve always treated the Activist Retreat as a part of the healing of my inner child and as a part of my journey ...
Created on 01 April 2024
54. Musuya (Womanhood)
(News & Blog)
... deal with the “post-FGM whatsoever.” “Things happen and you don’t know how to deal with it,” S explains of her experience as a survivor. However, people at the workshop “explained their healing process” ...
Created on 12 January 2024
55. A Plan in Action: Reflecting on the 2023 Peer-to-Peer National ARP Convening
(News & Blog)
... Retreat, that annual opportunity for survivors and activists to come together for community, companionship, and healing. These retreats serve as an essential part of Sahiyo’s activism—and our self-care. ...
Created on 12 December 2023
56. Join us in-person at Sahiyo's 2023 Activists Retrea
(News & Blog)
... to offer travel scholarships for domestic travel to Atlanta, Georgia, as well as housing and meals. I invite you to join us for three days of healing and hope, all supported by Sahiyo’s incredible team ...
Created on 17 August 2023
57. Sahiyo spotlight: Incoming U.S. Advisory Board Chair Zehra Patwa
(News & Blog)
... However, so many of us carry the trauma of what was done to us deep within ourselves and Sahiyo provides avenues to share these experiences and impacts in a sensitive and supportive forum where healing ...
Created on 24 April 2023
58. Full circle: A bridge from the political to the personal
(News & Blog)
... once again reminded me of how incredibly brave it is to publicly acknowledge one’s own pain and move towards healing. I drew strength from their courage.   It was by a stroke of serendipity that  the ...
Created on 12 April 2023
59. Volunteer spotlight: Naquia
(News & Blog)
Naquia is a Research Associate at Cornell University where she studies public health policy, homelessness, and health inequities. She recently graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in ...
Created on 18 January 2023
60. Volunteer spotlight: Umme Kulsoom Arif
(News & Blog)
... to do the same and find healing in speaking out. What was your experience of learning about female genital cutting (FGC) for the first time like? I had some passing understanding of what FGC was thanks ...
Created on 16 December 2022