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41. Training the Prince George’s County Health Department on FGC
(News & Blog)
On April 28th, Karen McDonnell, Associate Professor at George Washington University’s Milken Institute School of Public Health partnered with Sahiyo Cofounder Mariya Taher to provide a training for nearly ...
Created on 17 May 2023
42. SAHIYO JOINS OVER 40 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS SERVING SEXUAL ASSAULT AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS IN $13.2 MILLION AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN INITIATIVE
(News & Blog)
... from the COVID-19 public health emergency. The work will also promote strategic partnership development and collaboration in responding to the COVID-19 public health emergency on survivors of gender-based ...
Created on 15 May 2023
43. Tufts University hosts panel to raise awareness of FGC
(News & Blog)
... for Global Leadership at Tisch College. WIIR hosted a panel on FGC as part of a broader conference on the topic of public health and women’s healthcare. Other panelist included Aminata Bah, Copresident ...
Created on 15 May 2023
44. The overturning of Roe v. Wade and its implications for survivors of FGC
(News & Blog)
... three professionals involved in the anti-FGC movement across public health, reproductive health, and law disciplines in an effort to understand if the overturning of Roe v. Wade could impact survivors ...
Created on 02 May 2023
45. Reflecting on There’s an App For That?: Technological Innovation and Change Towards Ending Female Genital Cutting event
(News & Blog)
... call centers and other pertinent helplines. Purity Christine explained how the app helps educate the general public about the harmful effects of FGC. She further stated that the use of technology to ...
Created on 30 March 2023
46. A conversation with Washington activist Absa Samba: SB 5453 a product of collaboration and persistence
(News & Blog)
... to achieving the goal.”  In the case of Washington, this certainly rings true. Absa Samba is a graduate student pursuing a double masters in Social Work and Public Administration at the University ...
Created on 07 March 2023
47. Volunteer spotlight: Aries Nuno
(News & Blog)
Aries Nuño is a graduate student at Johns Hopkins University pursuing a Master of Science in Public Health, with interests centered around the socio-cultural influences on an individual’s experience with ...
Created on 09 February 2023
48. Session on FGM at the workshop Nayi Dishayein- Rethinking Development
(News & Blog)
... of women.  On 26th December, 2022, Sambhaavnaa Institute of Public Policy and Politics incorporated FGM/C into its Nayi Dishayein workshop, a 12-day course educating youth from across India on a wide ...
Created on 06 February 2023
49. Volunteer spotlight: Naquia
(News & Blog)
Naquia is a Research Associate at Cornell University where she studies public health policy, homelessness, and health inequities. She recently graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in ...
Created on 18 January 2023
50. My first encounter of female genital cutting
(News & Blog)
... of an age-old, traditional ritual. Only when we ALL decide to make a change, can the world be saved.   In the name of God, people perform such rituals, which makes these lines from Deaf Republic more ...
Created on 17 November 2022
51. Training and Technical Assistance
(Programs)
...  Sahiyo, in partnership with the Milken Institute of Public Health, Global Woman Peace Foundation, and the US Network, received a $300,000 grant from DOJ OVW to provide training ...
Created on 05 October 2022
52. Connecticut Trauma and Gender Learning Collaborative Training Part 2 (2022-02-03)
(Events Calendar/Connecticut Trauma and Gender Learning Collaborative Training Part 2)
... In 2015, she co-founded Sahiyo, an award-winning, transnational organization with the mission to empower Asian communities to end FGC.  Karen McDonnell, Ph.D., is a public health program evaluation and ...
Created on 21 January 2022
53. 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)
... publications. Their work has been produced and performed at The Brooklyn Museum, The Apollo Theater, the 2018 Teen Vogue Summit, Players Theatre (SHARUM, 2019), Prelude Festival (Cut Woman, 2020), Center ...
Created on 29 June 2022
54. Tufts University Conference on Public Health&Women’s Healthcare (2023-04-04)
(Events Calendar/Tufts University Conference on Public Health&Women’s Healthcare)
Tufts University Conference on Public Health&Women’s Healthcare Sahiyo co-founder Mariya Taher is speaking at a panel on female genital cutting (FGC) at the Tufts University Conference on Public Health&Women’s ...
Created on 03 April 2023
55. FGC 101 Training with AWS Volunteers (19 April 2025)
(Events / Training)
Description: Female genital cutting (FGM/C) is a reality for many women and girls across different communities in the United States. Unfortunately, silence is an inherent part of this type of gender-based ...
Created on 21 January 2025
56. Framing FGM/C in Providing Services, Public Perception, and Advocacy (23 January 2025 15:00)
(Events / Training)
... States, yet it remains a hidden practice. Despite ongoing initiatives to address FGM/C, progress is hindered by misunderstandings and limited public awareness, which can hamper efforts to provide social ...
Created on 10 January 2025
57. Framing FGM/C: Understanding and Engaging with Cultural Sensitivity (22 August 2024 15:00)
(Events / Training)
... in discussions and media can significantly influence the movement to end the practice. Participants will learn how framing shapes public perception, informs policy decisions, and enhances community engagement, ...
Created on 25 July 2024
58. 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
59. Training for the Prince George’s County Health Department on FGC (28 April 2023)
(Events / Training)
On April 28th, Karen McDonnell, Associate Professor at George Washington University’s Milken Institute School of Public Health partnered with Sahiyo Cofounder Mariya Taher to provide a training for nearly ...
Created on 05 September 2023
60. Panel to raise awareness of FGC at Tufts University (14 April 2023)
(Events / Webinar)
... for Global Leadership at Tisch College. WIIR hosted a panel on FGC as part of a broader conference on the topic of public health and women’s healthcare. Other panelist included Aminata Bah, Copresident ...
Created on 05 September 2023