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21. Why one Bohra woman shared her experience with female genital cutting publicly
(News & Blog)
... The Dawoodi Bohra population comprises up to one million people in countries such as India, Pakistan, Yemen, Kenya, Egypt, Tanzania and South Africa. Diaspora communities also live in Europe, Australia ...
Created on 15 January 2021
22. More Than A Survivor: An interview with Renee
(News & Blog)
... favorite places that I have traveled to are New Zealand, Kenya, South Africa, Alaska and United States National Parks. What are some of your passions? I am passionate about ending female genital mutilation ...
Created on 02 December 2020
23. More Than A Survivor: An interview with Aisha
(News & Blog)
... the people were. My experience in living in Nairobi, Kenya, and in Boston, Massachusetts, has both enriched my life. Both countries have taught me about the diversity of the human race. Both experiences ...
Created on 25 November 2020
24. Orchid Project releases report detailing the pandemic's impact on female genital cuttin
(News & Blog)
... of COVID-19 on specific organizations. Sahiyo has shared blog posts reflecting on some of these webinars, which have focused on work in Nigeria and Kenya. There are some key pieces of information shared ...
Created on 20 October 2020
25. Annual Reports
(News & Blog)
... of our success stories from the past year. The campaign encouraged over 40 men across the globe –  from Ghana and Kenya to multiple regions of India and the United States-  to share stories via our various ...
Created on 09 October 2020
26. Population Council hosts webinar to discuss ending female genital cutting
(News & Blog)
... Population Council, Egypt; Dennis Matanda, Population Council, Kenya; P. Stanley Yoder, medical anthropologist; and Nafissatou J. Diop, UNFPA. Dr. Matanda spoke on the use of data to inform programming. ...
Created on 25 August 2020
27. UNFPA launches 2020 State of the World Population Report
(News & Blog)
... U.S. Representative; Sarah Craven, UNFPA; Sarah Hillware, Women in Global Health; Dr. Kakenya Ntaiya, Kakenya’s Dream; Jeanne Smoot, Tahirih Justice Center; and moderator Seema Jalan; UN.  First to speak ...
Created on 07 August 2020
28. How COVID-19 impacts programs devoted to ending gender-based violence, including female genital cutting
(News & Blog)
... domestic violence. They add that the Kenyan government has forcibly closed all safe houses, sending thousands of girls back to their homes. Coupled with the closure of schools and the restriction of movement, ...
Created on 21 July 2020
29. Population Council hosts second webinar on FGM/C research
(News & Blog)
... of Washington Seattle (Moderator); Nada Wahba, Population Council, Egypt; Dennis Matanda, Population Council, Kenya; P. Stanley Yoder, Medical Anthropologist; and Nafissatou J. Diop, UNFPA. Dr. Matanda ...
Created on 02 July 2020
30. Population Council hosts webinar highlighting research on FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... law was the first research topic covered. Dr. Meroka-Mutua spoke on the findings of her research in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Kenya. One discovery showed that the efficacy of a law can be limited by nature, ...
Created on 30 June 2020
31. Op-Ed: A Global Platform to End FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... are high on the list of priorities, there is a tremendous opportunity to shine a giant light on the issue of FGM/C and move it firmly to the top of the agenda where it belongs.  Kenya’s President Uhuru ...
Created on 11 November 2019
32. #MenToEndFGC: Sahiyo’s Male Ally Campaign Launches
(News & Blog)
... that share one thing in common: taking a stand against the practice of FGC and denouncing it.  The response we received was amazing. Dozens of men across the globe from Ghana and Kenya to multiple regions ...
Created on 12 August 2019
33. Joint Press Release: ENDING FGM/C BY 2030: Uniting forces to make FGM/C a practice of the past
(News & Blog)
... traditional and religious leaders, health workers, law and policy makers. During the opening plenary of the Women Deliver conference, His Excellency Uhuru Kenyatta, President of Kenya, committed to end ...
Created on 04 June 2019
34. The Disturbing Trend of Medicalising Female Genital Mutilation
(News & Blog)
... girls under 14 in 1995, to 8% in 2016.  Some countries with lower rates – including Kenya and Tanzania, where 3-10% of girls endure FGM – helped drive down the overall figure. Nevertheless, UNICEF’s groundbreaking ...
Created on 05 March 2019
35. Locating female genital cutting through films and documentaries
(News & Blog)
... Be Cut’: Kenyan Girls Fight Back against Genital Mutilation (2011), A Pinch of Skin (2012), The Cruel Cut – Female Genital Mutilation (2013), True Story – Female Genital Mutilation in Afar, Ethiopia (2013), ...
Created on 19 February 2019
36. Why female genital cutting still continues: Exploring the reasons behind its sustenance
(News & Blog)
... of Abundant Life, explains among the Kikiyu people of Kenya, FGC is celebrated as a mark of womanhood. Among the Bambuti and Thonga community, during the procedure girls are shown no mercy and are treated ...
Created on 05 February 2019
37. Female Genital Cutting charges dismissed but our work continues: Global reactions to Michigan case news
(News & Blog)
... the girl child.” ~ Zarina Patel, Kenya “As I was reading, ‘Judge dismisses female genital mutilation charges in historic case.’ My blood was boiling. Where’s the justice for these women? What message ...
Created on 22 November 2018
38. A Tradition That Branded Me
(News & Blog)
... an anti-FGM campaigner, a human rights defender and a gender activist from the Samburu community in Northern Kenya. Severina graduated from Wichita State University, Kansas State with a Master’s Degree ...
Created on 25 September 2018
39. Looking from the Outside-In: Initial Perceptions of Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
... the continuation of FGM among adolescent girls in Kenya is only 16%, Niger 3%, Senegal 23%”. It has also been recorded by Sahiyo that 81% of the female Bohra community disagreed with the continuation of ...
Created on 21 September 2018
40. WeSpeakOut spearheads two-day workshop on ending FGC in India
(News & Blog)
... Tasaru Ntomonok Initiative, an NGO working to end FGC in Kenya. Over two days, the workshop nurtured stimulating and productive discussions on various aspects of FGC and discussed strategies to advocate ...
Created on 13 September 2018