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21. UNICEF releases new data on global prevalence of FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... take place.”  This statement certainly manifests in the data of the UNICEF report.  In collaboration with hundreds of activists, grassroots organizations, international NGOs and academics who gathered ...
Created on 21 March 2024
22. Equality Now releases the trailer of Asia’s first fiction film on FGM/C, directed by Sahiyo co-founder, Insia Dariwala
(News & Blog)
On International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, Equality Now — an NGO that advocates for the rights and protection of women and girls around the world — released the trailer for “The ...
Created on 12 March 2024
23. The African Women’s Clinic: An Interview with Australia’s Only FGM/C Clinic
(News & Blog)
... issue that requires both local and international collaboration to address. As Australia’s first and only FGM/C clinic, the AWC has demonstrated a strong commitment to culturally safe and comprehensive ...
Created on 27 February 2024
24. 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)
By Sheena Vasani Connecticut is one of nine states that have yet to enact a law protecting children from FGM/C, which is why Sahiyo along with other Connecticut Coalition to End FGM/C members recently ...
Created on 22 February 2024
25. Staff Spotlight Community Engagement Coordinator: Samman Masud
(News & Blog)
Samman received a Bachelor’s in International Relations and her Master’s in Interdisciplinary Studies with a focus in Human Rights and Women & Gender Studies from George Mason University. Her graduate ...
Created on 13 February 2024
26. Connecticut Hosts a Legislative Briefing on Jan 25th
(News & Blog)
... highlighted the important role of the law in changing social norms as well as protecting survivors, girls at risk, and society as a whole. The diverse panel of international, national, and local experts ...
Created on 13 February 2024
27. Sahiyo publishes second report from Critical Intersections Research Project
(News & Blog)
... original research project, on February 6th, International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM/C. The report examines two main forms of oppressions intersecting with FGM/C: Systemic forces, such as discrimination ...
Created on 02 February 2024
28. Musuya (Womanhood)
(News & Blog)
... an opportunity to do so on an international level. When asked why she wanted to attend the workshop and share her story of FGM, S’s answer was clear: raising awareness. She chose to tell the story of ...
Created on 12 January 2024
29. It's a Marathon, Not a Rac
(News & Blog)
By Amie Kujabi I am an FGM/C survivor. For the past two decades, my advocacy on FGM/C has been centered around other survivors and girls at risk—but never have I shared my story. A story that shaped ...
Created on 12 January 2024
30. Resilience
(News & Blog)
... with determination and Resilience.  Jeniffer Dias, is Portuguese born in Guinea-Bissau. Jeniffer graduated from Universidade Nova de Lisboa, where she studied Political Science and International ...
Created on 12 January 2024
31. Sahiyo Discusses book club to hold next event in September
(News & Blog)
... The Apollo Theater, Prelude Festival (Cut Woman, 2020), Center At West Park (CON DOUGH, 2021), The Tank (First Sight 2021 at LimeFest), and several other venues internationally. They have received commissions ...
Created on 06 September 2023
32. Jo Keogh reflects on the 2023 Women Deliver Conference
(News & Blog)
... FGM/C. What I didn’t realize is that she is recognized and respected internationally for that work. Representatives from organizations fighting FGM/C all over the world knew who Mariya was. When I told ...
Created on 16 August 2023
33. Volunteer spotlight: Development intern Sarah Rundle
(News & Blog)
... events like our International Women’s Day Celebration and Silent Auction, write donation appeal emails, and draft letters of intent for grant applications.  How has your involvement with Sahiyo impacted ...
Created on 15 August 2023
34. 2023 Kigali Declaration launched at the Women Deliver Pre-Conference
(News & Blog)
... grassroots organizations, international NGOs, and academics, to highlight the urgent resourcing need for the End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting sector.  Specifically, this calls for accelerated investments ...
Created on 20 July 2023
35. Tufts University hosts panel to raise awareness of FGC
(News & Blog)
On April 14th, Sahiyo U.S.'s Mariya Taher was invited to speak at a panel discussion on female genital cutting (FGC) by Women in International Relations (WIIR), an organization that is part of Tufts’ Institute ...
Created on 15 May 2023
36. Reflecting on Sahiyo’s International Women's Day Celebration & Silent Auctio
(News & Blog)
Thank you to everyone who participated in Sahiyo's inaugural International Women's Day Celebration & Silent Auction! We are truly grateful for the show of support. With the help of our incredible donors ...
Created on 14 April 2023
37. Full circle: A bridge from the political to the personal
(News & Blog)
... activism. I believe connecting the political to the personal grounds one’s activism in a lived reality that is relatable and human.  Lakshmi Anantnarayan is an international women’s rights activist ...
Created on 12 April 2023
38. Reflecting on Being Seen
(News & Blog)
... FGM/C. My video is thank you to them, because by being themselves, unapologetically, they have allowed me to see myself in more clarity.  Catherine Cox is a senior at Simmons University studying International ...
Created on 11 April 2023
39. Reflecting on There’s an App For That?: Technological Innovation and Change Towards Ending Female Genital Cutting event
(News & Blog)
By Derrick Simiyu During this past March 8th, International Women’s Day, I was extremely excited to attend There’s an App For That? Technological Innovation and Change Towards Ending Female Genital Cutting, ...
Created on 30 March 2023
40. A conversation with Washington activist Absa Samba: SB 5453 a product of collaboration and persistence
(News & Blog)
... The Gambia.  Absa also works with the International Program in Public Health Leadership and its 119 public health leaders across the African continent, and is serving as a Board Fellow for Communities ...
Created on 07 March 2023