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41. Sahiyo's Silent Auction Donor Spotlight: Zehra Patw
(News & Blog)
... and the Activist Retreat in particular has helped me. I think the retreat has been one of the highlights for me personally in my activism, so, that's why we need the auction to keep these programs going. ...
Created on 29 February 2024
42. 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)
... personal and professional experiences connected to FGM/C while sharing resources to learn more and support survivors. Panelists included FGM/C service providers, various women’s rights advocates, FGM/C ...
Created on 22 February 2024
43. Staff Spotlight Community Engagement Coordinator: Samman Masud
(News & Blog)
... the Activists Retreat program, an annual in-person as well as a virtual event in which anti-FGC activists and survivor-advocates come together from all over the U.S. to discuss activism strategies on how ...
Created on 13 February 2024
44. Turning Grief into Purpose
(News & Blog)
Gugu Makhari learned about the Voices to End FGM/C digital storytelling project through a friend and through personal research online. She wanted to share a story about how both female genital cutting ...
Created on 12 January 2024
45. Reflecting on Sahiyo’s Voices Healing Circle
(News & Blog)
... of their Voices to End FGM/C digital stories. This particular Healing Circle engaged Voices alumni who were open to sharing personal experiences from the release of their stories with the most recent ...
Created on 11 January 2024
46. 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
47. Grief to promoting education: Jacqueline’s inspiration to end FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... were a team of seven persons… but four of my other teammates did not go through the practice, so they didn't understand the response we would get when bringing up FGM/C in rural villages.” Taboos ...
Created on 02 January 2024
48. Volunteer Spotlight: Development & Programs Intern Tanya Samyak
(News & Blog)
Tanya Samyak is a junior at Simmons University majoring in Political Science and Economics. She is passionate about learning and working about preventing gender based violence and discrimination in the ...
Created on 12 December 2023
49. Insights from Sahiyo and TightLipped's Collaborative Webina
(News & Blog)
... through candid and intimate accounts from our speakers. Each speaker fearlessly shared their personal narratives, revealing the complexities of navigating chronic vulvovaginal and pelvic pain conditions ...
Created on 12 December 2023
50. Passion, Purpose, Party: My take on Sahiyo's Activists Retrea
(News & Blog)
... was personal and  a cause I felt deeply triggered by. This harmful practice angered me not only for every single person who endured it, but also for myself and my own experience. Once something becomes ...
Created on 08 December 2023
51. A Quiet Violence: Navigating Female Genital Cutting as an LGBTQ+ Survivor (2022-06-23)
(Events Calendar/A Quiet Violence: Navigating Female Genital Cutting as an LGBTQ+ Survivor)
... been part of the community since, while navigating what it means to be a nonbinary survivor of FGM and how to balance activism with personal safety. Dr. Arefa Cassoobhoy is a board-certified internal ...
Created on 29 June 2022
52. Massachusetts Community Health and Healthy Aging Funds (MACHHAF) Project Meeting (13 June 2025)
(Events / Community Meeting)
Date: Friday, June 13th, 2025, 10 am-2 pm In-Person, Cambridge YWCA Sahiyo, End FGM/C Network, and UMass Chan Medical School Collaborative in Health Equity will convene for strategic planning to ...
Created on 03 June 2025
53. CWS69: Storytelling as a Tool for Female Genital Mutilation/ Cutting (FGM/C) Survivor-Centered Care (18 March 2025 12:30)
(Events / Panel Discussion)
... on the Status of Women (CSW69). The session will feature stories from the Voices to End FGM/C program with a panel discussion, including individuals behind the stories, reflecting on their personal narratives ...
Created on 21 January 2025
54. Sahiyo Activists Retreat 2025 (23 February 2025)
(Events / Retreat)
... Open to North American residents, this event welcomes individuals historically connected to the Bohra community interested in learning more about FGC. Location In-person, Atlanta, GA Apply: https://bit.ly/ActivistsRetreat2025  ...
Created on 22 January 2025
55. FGM/C Informational Briefing (13 January 2025 10:58)
(Events / Training)
The CT Coalition to End FGM/C, Equality Now, The U.S.End FGM/C Network, Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity & Opportunity, and Sahiyo are hosting an in-person event on January 13th, from 10am-12pm ...
Created on 21 December 2024
56. Virtual Briefing: Prevention & Response: How to Protect Washington’s Children & Support Survivors & Communities Impacted by Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting. (08 May 2024)
(Events / Webinar)
Date: Wednesday, May 8th, 2024, 12:30 to 1:30 pm PST / 3:30 to 4:30 pm EST Where: Zoom Meeting Registration link: https://bit.ly/WAFGMCMay8 Virtual Briefing Description: If you missed our in-person ...
Created on 30 April 2024
57. Voices to End FGM/C 2023 Workshop (27 August 2023)
(Events / Community Meeting)
... 7-9 pm EDT.  In-person sessions (Oakland, CA) - Saturday, August 26th & Sunday, August 27th, 2023, from 9 am to 5 pm.  Who can attend? Open to those who reside in the U.S. who have experienced FGM/C, ...
Created on 22 August 2023
58. 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
59. Voices to End FGM/C Fall 2022 Cohort Video Screening (09 May 2023 16:00)
(Events / Webinar)
... get the chance to hear from some of the storytellers themselves about their experience. Since January of 2021, due limited in-person events resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, Sahiyo and StoryCenter ...
Created on 01 May 2023
60. "The Beginning" screened at a special Thaal Pe Charcha event in Mumba
(News & Blog)
... Pune in India and two in the United States, reaching nearly 100 participants.  Our October event was special for many reasons. First, it was an in-person TPC event that we were able to host after nearly ...
Created on 11 December 2024