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21. Sahiyo presents to Babcock University students of public health (06 May 2023)
(Events / Webinar)
On May 6th, Sahiyo Programs Assistant Meg Sinnott spoke to students of Babcock University in Nigeria about how Sahiyo uses education and outreach programs to support survivors of FGC, as well as teach ...
Created on 05 September 2023
22. Understanding the effect of COVID-19 on gender-based violence in Nigeria
(News & Blog)
... and women at this time. On June 9th, the third installment of the Africa Led Movement series addressed the effect of the pandemic on gender-based violence (GBV) in Nigeria, including female genital cutting ...
Created on 28 July 2020
23. A Nigerian Nurse's Perspective on Female Genital Cuttin
(News & Blog)
... Nigeria, where she spent her childhood until age 13, before moving to the United States. To her knowledge, FGC was not practiced  in the place she grew up. Instead, her community does an alternative practice, ...
Created on 29 January 2019
24. Musuya (Womanhood)
(News & Blog)
... inclusion and social justice. Currently, she is the secretary-general of One African Women’s Forum, an international organization that focuses on promoting women’s rights based in Nigeria. Sirra has impressed ...
Created on 12 January 2024
25. Breaking the Cycle: A Journey in Women's Health and FGM/C Awarenes
(News & Blog)
... projects including human-centered design to address female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) in Ebonyi, Nigeria, and expanding web-based access to self-administered STI and HIV testing for Indigenous ...
Created on 11 January 2024
26. I Didn’t Dare Ask
(News & Blog)
...  Pidgin version: Nigerian-born Caroline Ilogienboh retired from the Justice System in New Jersey, USA. She has written several books. ...
Created on 11 January 2024
27. Sahiyo’s International Women’s Day Celebration & Silent Auction Donor Spotlight: Dr. Akil Taherbhai
(News & Blog)
... to ending this practice of FGM/C. I want this cause to be helped, whether it is Nigeria or Egypt or the U.S., or wherever. That is my first aim. And then, if I am needed for other things, such as the Bhaiyo ...
Created on 02 March 2023
28. Volunteer spotlight: Aries Nuno
(News & Blog)
... their sexual and reproductive health. Currently, she works for the Center for Communication Programs, where she is actively involved in the formative research process to address FGM/C in Ebonyi, Nigeria ...
Created on 09 February 2023
29. Volunteer spotlight: Jessica Ladi Ibrahim Puri
(News & Blog)
...  Difficult. I grew up in Northern Nigeria, where I knew child brides, escaped religious wars, and survived typhoid and malaria several times. So it was shocking to realize I had missed something so persistent ...
Created on 23 September 2022
30. Sahiyo team speaks at The Pre-Summit of#EndFGM Global Conference
(News & Blog)
... #EndFGM Global Conference will be taking place in-person in Nigeria later this year. If you are interested in having a member of Sahiyo speak at an event at your institution, please email our team: ...
Created on 25 August 2021
31. 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
32. Population Council hosts webinar to discuss ending female genital cutting
(News & Blog)
... His research spanned Kenya, Nigeria, and Senegal, and sought to map hotspots for FGM/C. The data pinpointed the areas of each country in which FGM/C is most prevalent. Dr. Matanda’s findings also reveal ...
Created on 25 August 2020
33. Population Council hosts second webinar on FGM/C research
(News & Blog)
... spoke on the use of data to inform programming. His research spanned Kenya, Nigeria, and Senegal, and sought to map hotspots for FGM/C. The data pinpointed the areas of each country in which FGM/C is most ...
Created on 02 July 2020
34. Population Council hosts webinar highlighting research on FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... his research assessing the health system response to FGM/C in Kenya and Nigeria, through both prevention and provision of curative services. The findings showed a need to integrate FGM/C interventions ...
Created on 30 June 2020
35. The Disturbing Trend of Medicalising Female Genital Mutilation
(News & Blog)
... with the practice. Consequently, in recent years, the medicalisation of FGM has taken place globally, particularly in Egypt, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia, Mali, Nigeria, Northern Sudan, and Yemen. In many ...
Created on 05 March 2019
36. Global Women P.E.A.C.E Foundation 5K Walk Against FGM
(News & Blog)
... to the walk, people still gathered to listen to the guest speakers such as FGC survivor, Lola Oje from Nigeria who shared that she refuses to allow her beautiful daughter to be subjected to FGC. To learn ...
Created on 03 December 2018
37. Trauma and Female Genital Cutting, Part 6: Effects of FGM/C on the Lower Urinary Tract System
(News & Blog)
... the prevalence of urinary tract symptoms in our patients closely resembled that of a cohort of healthy young Nigerian women aged 18-30, in which the researchers reported a prevalence of lower urinary tract ...
Created on 26 October 2018
38. We did a project on FGC in college and learned our Bohra Classmates had undergone it too
(News & Blog)
... and anesthetics.Later, we realized that many women may be traumatized by their experience but they are unable to speak about it, because they may not recognize they have a right to do so While Nigeria ...
Created on 10 May 2018
39. Sahiyo participates in the End Violence Against Girls Summit on FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Tanzania, United Kingdom, and the United States. Participants also included girls and women who have lived through the ordeal ...
Created on 14 December 2016
40. Mariya Taher to represent Sahiyo at Women Deliver Conference
(News & Blog)
... Include: Dr Linah Jebill Kilimo, Chair of Anti-FGM Board, Kenya Mariya Taher, Sahiyo, India and United States Kelechukwu Nwachukwu, Nigerian youth activists Filzah ...
Created on 13 May 2016