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1. About - Our Story
Created on 30 November -0001
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Created on 30 November -0001
3. Engaging the Next Generation: A Conversation on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
(News & Blog)
... of FGM/C have the protections and support they need at the state level. We hope any legislation in Connecticut will address these components.  As presentation facilitators from Sahiyo, we left the Academy ...
Created on 10 April 2025
4. Help a Change Maker Through the FGM/C Policy Advocate Care Fund
(News & Blog)
... fund are crucial to help pass more legislation on FGC. "Help a change maker, FGM/C affects millions worldwide and over 500,000 people in the U.S. Policy advocacy is crucial for change especially in the ...
Created on 13 March 2025
5. Intern Spotlight: Policy Intern Rachel Aguilar
(News & Blog)
... information packets, compile contact information, reach out to partner organizations, track legislation and official statements, and more. How has your involvement with Sahiyo impacted your life? Working ...
Created on 18 February 2025
6. Legislative Updates: Connecticut Moves Closer to Passing a Bill to Support Survivors of Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
... aims to establish educational programs, provide civil remedies for survivors, and prohibit FGM/C in the state. Connecticut remains one of only nine states without legislation protecting children from FGM/C. ...
Created on 18 February 2025
7. Connecticut’s Lieutenant Governor Recognizes International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... awareness and support legislation to protect women and girls by signing our Call to Action and urging your CT representatives to ban FGM/C.  Stay tuned for more updates on House Bill 6596 and upcoming ...
Created on 06 February 2025
8. Sahiyo condemns recent executive order conflating female genital mutilation/cutting with gender-affirming care
(News & Blog)
... Administration. While this is unfortunately not the first attempt made by government officials to co-opt anti-FGM/C legislation to criminalize gender-affirming care for transgender and non-binary youth, ...
Created on 31 January 2025
9. Calling CT Residents to Action - Ban FGM/C in Connecticut
(News & Blog)
Connecticut legislatures have recently introduced House Bill 6596 to protect girls and women from female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). Connecticut is one of only nine states without legislation protecting ...
Created on 30 January 2025
10. Press Conference Announced In Honor of International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGMC)
(News & Blog)
... The Prevention Of Female Genital Mutilation, a proposed bill to prohibit the practice of FGM/C in Connecticut. Connecticut remains one of only nine states without legislation banning this harmful practice. ...
Created on 29 January 2025
11. Learning the complicated history of passing FGM/C legislation in Maine
(News & Blog)
... doing more research, I discovered Maine’s complicated history of attempting to pass anti-FGM/C legislation, as well as the intersectional issues surrounding the two bills and one ballot initiative, on ...
Created on 20 January 2025
12. Legislative Briefing on FGM/C in the State of Connecticut: A Collaboration between the Connecticut Coalition
(News & Blog)
On January 13th, the Connecticut Coalition to End FGM/C hosted a legislative briefing at the Legislative Building in Hartford, CT. The briefing was held in partnership with Sahiyo, Equality Now, and the ...
Created on 16 January 2025
13. On My Own Terms
(News & Blog)
Why did you want to attend the workshop and share your story? I've had the opportunity to talk about my experience with female genital mutilation (FGM) and the ways in which it has impacted my life and ...
Created on 05 November 2024
14. How can you, as an ordinary person, help end female genital cutting?
(News & Blog)
... FGM/C all have a plethora of resources you can reference when it comes to discussing FGC. Make a specific request, such as supporting or introducing legislation against FGC.  An effective method to convey ...
Created on 22 October 2024
15. Interview with Zehra Patwa of the Connecticut Coalition to End FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... work involves research studies, petitions, and creating a legal framework for legislation banning the practice: “Because India is the seat of the Bohra community — that’s where the religious head is ...
Created on 20 October 2024
16. Sahiyo U.S Executive Director Mariya Taher receives the 2024 Champion of Change Award
(News & Blog)
... of Sahiyo U.S., Mariya has played a key role in the movement to end FGC. Her work with state coalitions has influenced legislation, culminating in anti-FGC laws passed across the U.S., including in Massachusetts ...
Created on 16 October 2024
17. FGM/C in California - Past, Present, and Future
(News & Blog)
... of the current law in California, which was written back in 1996. The coalition will also lay out how the legislation needs to be amended in order to create culturally sensitive and cognizant prevention ...
Created on 11 September 2024
18. Interview with Joanne Golden of the Connecticut Coalition to End FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... those from affected communities and her personal knowledge as a lawyer strengthens coalitions to more effectively pass holistic legislation. The Importance of the Lawyer-Survivor Partnership Joanne ...
Created on 04 September 2024
19. The Connecticut Coalition to End FGM/C Interview Series: Caitlin LeMay
(News & Blog)
... or what your capacity is, there’s a place and there’s a way to get involved.” Caitlin and the Network assisted in the passage of Bill SSD 5453 in Washington, a piece of legislation aimed at ending the ...
Created on 20 August 2024
20. Sahiyo U.S. Releases New Impact Report: Policy Outreach, Education, and Advocacy Program
(News & Blog)
... support survivors. By the Numbers: Program Impact from 2016-2023 3 state coalitions were formed. 2 states passed new legislation on FGC. 1 website was created for the Connecticut Coalition ...
Created on 20 August 2024