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41. 2024 begins with team transitions at Sahiyo
(News & Blog)
As we settle into 2024, the Sahiyo family is excited to welcome Sheena Vasani as our new Editorial Coordinator. Sheena, a strong believer in the power of the written world to enact social change and heal, ...
Created on 11 January 2024
42. Sahiyo staff spotlight: Editorial Assistant Megan Seaver
(News & Blog)
... internship online during my junior year of college. I knew I wanted to do something that would have a positive impact on people's lives, while also fulfilling my passions for writing and storytelling. I ...
Created on 02 January 2024
43. Grief to promoting education: Jacqueline’s inspiration to end FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... I feel the practice must end with me, and a new generation must begin with me, so no one else feels that pain.” “I knew that it was my mission, to carry on this message to a wider audience. In spirit, ...
Created on 02 January 2024
44. Secrecy leads to the continuation of FGC in families and communities
(News & Blog)
... that had gone through FGC without me knowing. I began asking people in my family and other people I knew if they had gone through the practice. And I learned that a lot of people in my life and my family ...
Created on 02 January 2024
45. Passion, Purpose, Party: My take on Sahiyo's Activists Retrea
(News & Blog)
... child.  Through this enlightenment came my connection to Sahiyo. Whilst all concerns around the protection and rights of human beings were within my realm of redressal, I knew at that moment that FGC ...
Created on 08 December 2023
46. Reflecting on the 2023 Activists Retreat
(News & Blog)
... patio that allowed us to unwind and relax. We concluded this year’s Activists Retreat with individualized and group action plans to improve anti-FGC advocacy efforts and left with renewed commitments ...
Created on 15 November 2023
47. L'Oréal Paris Inducts Ten Extraordinary Changemakers into Its Signature Philanthropic Initiative, Women of Wort
(News & Blog)
In its 18th year, the program recognizes 10 women and their commitment to addressing the nation's biggest issues through their non-profit work NEW YORK, Aug. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, #1 global beauty ...
Created on 07 August 2023
48. Announcing the Women Deliver 2023 Conference
(News & Blog)
The Women Deliver 2023 Conference (WD 2023) is scheduled to take place in-person, as well as virtually, from 17-20 July 2023, in Kigali, Rwanda. The conference is expected to convene 6000 people in Kigali, ...
Created on 03 July 2023
49. Reflecting on Investing in Girls and Women: Unleashing the Power of Philanthropy to End FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... experiences. I thought anothering intriguing part of the webinar was learning about the challenges in addressing FGC through policy. Every time a new government comes into power in a country, political ...
Created on 17 May 2023
50. Sahiyo spotlight: Incoming U.S. Advisory Board Chair Zehra Patwa
(News & Blog)
... (not necessarily in that order!) and bringing about an anti-FGM/C law in Connecticut. She currently works in Digital Customer Delivery for the Knights of Columbus in New Haven, Connecticut. How did you ...
Created on 24 April 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)
... Igusti (they/them) is a queer non-binary Indonesian Muslim poet, playwright, filmmaker, producer, and FGC survivor & activist born and raised in Queens, New York. They are the author of CUT WOMAN (Game ...
Created on 29 June 2022
52. Bhaiyo February Community Meeting (2023-02-23)
(Events Calendar/Bhaiyo February Community Meeting)
Bhaiyo February Community Meeting Date: Thursday, February 23rd  Time: 9:00 am EST (New York) / 7:30 pm IST (India)  Who: Current Bhaiyo members & Prospective Bhaiyo members (anyone interested in supporting ...
Created on 05 February 2023
53. Sahiyo Welcomes Elaina Baliner as Our New Development & Programs Fellow
(News & Blog)
... have Elaina take on this new fellowship role, where she will play an even more significant part in supporting Sahiyo’s Development and Programs teams. We look forward to witnessing the incredible work ...
Created on 27 February 2025
54. Join Sahiyo, the Asian Women’s Shelter, and Silence Speaks for a Parallel Event at the 69th Session of Commission on the Status of Women in New York
(News & Blog)
On March 18, 2025, Sahiyo, in collaboration with the Asian Women’s Shelter and Silence Speaks, will host a parallel event at the 69th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69) in New York ...
Created on 11 February 2025
55. Announcing a New Website for FGM/C Prevention & Response Project in Washington State!
(News & Blog)
Sahiyo U.S. and partners of the FGM/C Prevention & Response in Washington State project are thrilled to announce the launch of wafgmc.com, the new comprehensive resource hub for the project! This website ...
Created on 22 August 2024
56. UNICEF releases new data on global prevalence of FGM/C
(News & Blog)
By Rachel Wine On March 8th, 2024, UNICEF released Female Genital Mutilation: A Global Concern, a new report with updated data on the global prevalence of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). Compared ...
Created on 21 March 2024
57. Sahiyo to release nine new Voices to End FGM/C digital stories
(News & Blog)
“Everything I learned from the workshop was gold to me. I enjoyed all the sessions and the new skills I acquired in creating a digital story (...) about a scar. A scar that my primary duty bearers believed ...
Created on 12 January 2024
58. Sahiyo releases seven new Voices to End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting videos created by survivors and advocates 
(News & Blog)
... in a new cohort of Sahiyo and StoryCenter’s Voices to End FGM/C project, choosing to share her personal story in the hope that no more girls will be subjected to FGM/C.  On April 18th, Sahiyo will begin ...
Created on 17 April 2023
59. Mariya Taher awarded spot in LEAP’s newest cohort
(News & Blog)
Sahiyo U.S. is proud to announce that Mariya Taher, Sahiyo Co-Founder and U.S. Executive Director, is one of the new LEAP Leaders, joining Cohort 9! For the past ten years, the LEAP (Leadership Education ...
Created on 02 March 2023
60. PRESS RELEASE: Dozens of Survivors of Female Genital Cutting Share Stories on New ‘Voices To End FGM/C’ Website
(News & Blog)
July 31, 2022 – After five years of supporting survivors of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) in sharing their stories, Sahiyo and StoryCenter announce the launch of a new website dedicated to ...
Created on 29 July 2022