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61. International Digital Storytelling Conference 2023 (2023-06-20)
(Events Calendar/ International Digital Storytelling Conference 2023)
... ones implicated in the practice. Since 2018, Voices to End FGM/C, a collaboration of Sahiyo and StoryCenter’s Silence Speaks initiative on human rights, has used a trauma-informed approach to engage survivors ...
Created on 27 March 2023
62. Trauma of Female Genital Mutilation (18 March 2025)
(Events / Training)
In this political climate with increased racism and sexism, diminishing human rights, restricted healthcare access and ongoing global migration, understanding FGM/C is critical. Participants will gain ...
Created on 14 March 2025
63. Framing FGM/C in Providing Services, Public Perception, and Advocacy (23 January 2025 15:00)
(Events / Training)
Date & Time: January 23, 2025 @ 3:00-4:30 PM EDT  Register: https://bit.ly/FramingFGMC Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) affects many women and girls in diverse communities across the United ...
Created on 10 January 2025
64. Addressing Intersectionality: Fostering Collaboration in FGM/C and GBV Work (16 January 2025 10:09)
(Events / Training)
... internationally recognized human rights violation and an underrecognized form of gender-based violence. This session will explore how FGM/C is showing up in the U.S., address challenges to collaboration ...
Created on 09 December 2024
65. Side-Event at the 56th session of the Human Rights Council Effective Strategies to Address Cross-Border and Transnational Female Genital Mutilation (03 July 2024)
(Events / Panel Discussion)
Time: 3rd July, 2024 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Location: Room XXII, Palais des Nations, Geneva The Human Rights Council Resolution 50/16 on “Elimination of female genital mutilation”, adopted by the HRC in ...
Created on 25 June 2024
66. Voices to End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: A Video Screening & Discussion with Survivors of FGM/C in Washington State (13 June 2024)
(Events / Screening)
... with loved ones implicated in the practice. Though FGM/C often remains a hidden practice, it is a human rights violation that is a reality for many women and girls across different communities in Washington ...
Created on 05 June 2024
67. Virtual Briefing: Prevention & Response: How to Protect Washington’s Children & Support Survivors & Communities Impacted by Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting. (08 May 2024)
(Events / Webinar)
... FGM/C Network.  Though FGM/C often remains a hidden practice, it is a human rights violation that is a reality for many women and girls across different communities in Washington State. Silence is an ...
Created on 30 April 2024
68. Prevention & Response: How to Protect Children & Support Survivors & Communities Impacted by FGM/C (23 April 2024)
(Events / Panel Discussion)
... often remains a hidden practice, it is a human rights violation that is a reality for many women and girls across different communities in Washington State. Silence is an inherent part of this type of ...
Created on 10 April 2024
69. Preventing FGM/C in Connecticut – Why Comprehensive Laws Matter (25 January 2024 11:00)
(Events / Webinar)
... service providers and FGM/C survivors. The lunch reception will follow the presentation. Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is a human rights violation that affects millions of women and girls ...
Created on 09 January 2024
70. FGM/C: It's Time to Talk About It (08 November 2023 09:30
(Events / Training)
Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is recognized in the US and internationally as a human rights violation and a form of gender-based violence. However, many social workers, advocates, and social ...
Created on 10 October 2023
71. Cross-Collaborative Work: Incorporating Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Survivors into Support Services in Virginia (08 August 2023)
(Events / Training)
Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is recognized in the US and internationally as a human rights violation and a form of gender-based violence. This form of gender-based violence involves the partial ...
Created on 22 August 2023
72. AFTTAP-Hosted Webinar on Digital Storytelling (01 August 2023 10:30)
(Events / Webinar)
... around the world in sharing personal stories of gender, health, and human rights. She has authored several journal articles and books chapters about this work. Amy lives in Berkeley, where she continues ...
Created on 10 July 2023
73. International Digital Storytelling Conference 2023 (20 June 2023 08:00)
(Events / Panel Discussion)
... to End FGM/C, a collaboration of Sahiyo and StoryCenter’s Silence Speaks initiative on human rights, has used a trauma-informed approach to engage survivors and activists in the U.S. and around the world ...
Created on 28 March 2023
74. FGM/C 101 for Social Workers Virtual Training (30 May 2023 15:00)
(Events / Training)
WHEN: May 30, 2023 from 3:00 – 5:00 PM EST Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is recognized in the US and internationally as a human rights violation and a form of gender-based violence. However, ...
Created on 05 May 2023
75. Protecting Children in Washington State from Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (09 March 2023 12:30)
(Events / Webinar)
Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is a harmful social norm practiced worldwide and the United Nations has declared it a human rights violation. A 2016 study by the Population Reference Bureau estimated ...
Created on 28 March 2023
76. There’s an App For That? Technological Innovation and Change Towards Ending Female Genital Mutilation/ Cutting (08 March 2023 08:00)
(Events / Webinar)
... reasons, FGM/C is internationally recognized as a human rights violation.  During this session, we will explore how technology, internet communication, and the digitalization of awareness raising can ...
Created on 28 March 2023
77. The Climate Crisis & Human Rights
(News & Blog)
... to the impact on human rights.  Thankfully, this is changing. In January of 2023, I was invited by the North County Climate Change Alliance in California to present on climate justice and human rights. ...
Created on 20 February 2023
78. Aarefa Johari makes statement at Human Rights Council
(News & Blog)
On June 20th, Sahiyo co-founder Aarefa Johari submitted an online oral statement on Female Genital Cutting (FGC) in Asia at the United Nations’ 50th Human Rights Council. The statement was made on behalf ...
Created on 07 July 2022
79. Why human rights education, including FGC, is crucial for American classrooms
(News & Blog)
... This is a question I never minded. As a human rights advocate, I’ve always taken the opportunity to educate my friends about this topic. I never expected that one day my peers at university would claim ...
Created on 13 July 2020
80. Female Genital Mutilation: A Human Rights Issue?
(News & Blog)
... (FGM) in the broader context of human rights. I was honored to represent Sahiyo at this panel alongside Maryum Saifee, an FGM survivor and career diplomat with the United States Foreign Service; Aissata ...
Created on 20 March 2019