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21. The African Women’s Clinic: An Interview with Australia’s Only FGM/C Clinic
(News & Blog)
... Any survivor can self-refer to FARREP and once that contact has been established, a FARREP staff member can help the patient schedule their consultation, accompany them to their appointments, refer them ...
Created on 27 February 2024
22. A Plan in Action: Reflecting on the 2023 Peer-to-Peer National ARP Convening
(News & Blog)
... Retreat, that annual opportunity for survivors and activists to come together for community, companionship, and healing. These retreats serve as an essential part of Sahiyo’s activism—and our self-care. ...
Created on 12 December 2023
23. Reflecting on the 2023 Activists Retreat
(News & Blog)
... and gain tools on how to advocate against FGC. This year, as in the past, the Retreat was filled with presentations, educational videos, group discussions, action planning sessions, and self-care activities.  ...
Created on 15 November 2023
24. PRESS RELEASE: Sahiyo publishes Examining the Current State of Critical Intersections: Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting and Social Oppressions report
(News & Blog)
... similarly, survivors of the #MeToo movement lost autonomy over their bodies through experiences of sexual violation. Queer Gender and Sexuality: the practice of FGM/C itself forces survivors to comform ...
Created on 03 October 2023
25. Volunteer spotlight: Policy intern Delia Donovan
(News & Blog)
... may be interested in supporting Sahiyo and the movement against FGC? Just because you are not a survivor of FGC doesn’t mean you shouldn’t get involved in helping to end the practice. I myself am not ...
Created on 11 September 2023
26. L'Oréal Paris Inducts Ten Extraordinary Changemakers into Its Signature Philanthropic Initiative, Women of Wort
(News & Blog)
... leaders and their selfless work, we hope to inspire people to tap into their own sense of worth to create positive change." In collaboration with Points of Light, the world's largest organization dedicated ...
Created on 07 August 2023
27. The overturning of Roe v. Wade and its implications for survivors of FGC
(News & Blog)
... parallel when addressing the importance of respecting patients' decisions.  “In general, in all of reproductive health, we want to respect the patient's autonomy and ability to make decisions for herself/themselves. ...
Created on 02 May 2023
28. Trusting Me
(News & Blog)
... in the back of my mind, but interestingly, I never actually sat down and thought of those moments. Maybe I didn’t have the courage, or maybe I just didn’t want to be the first to put myself out there. ...
Created on 11 April 2023
29. Sahiyo spotlight: Incoming U.S. Advisory Board Vice Chair Sakina Sharp 
(News & Blog)
... the course of your career?  So, I struggle with the role of law in FGC, and I find myself in an interesting position. The reason I say this is because prior to getting involved with the work to prevent ...
Created on 29 March 2023
30. My experience learning about Kukeketwa (FGC)
(News & Blog)
... make us happy and soon we would be smiling like her. Behind her smiles, however, were tears, loneliness, and hidden scars.  Like myself, Tatu is a native of Taita Taveta County. Unlike myself, she was ...
Created on 29 March 2023
31. Sahiyo spotlight: Outgoing U.S. Advisory Board Chair Arefa Cassoobhoy
(News & Blog)
... online events, and joined the Sahiyo U.S. Advisory Board, eventually becoming the Chair. How do you think your background in internal medicine lends itself to Sahiyo’s mission to end female genital cutting ...
Created on 13 March 2023
32. A conversation with Washington activist Absa Samba: SB 5453 a product of collaboration and persistence
(News & Blog)
... evolved into an opportunity for Absa to chat Senator Karen Keiser on FGM/C in May of 2022.   “The Senator herself met with me and wanted to chat about the bill, the issue. And out of that conversation, ...
Created on 07 March 2023
33. Self-Love & Body Image  
(News & Blog)
... that perception. Whether it is in relation to skin, hair, or the shape/size of a body part, body image influences people in different ways. Oftentimes, body image has an impact on self-acceptance, self-love, ...
Created on 17 January 2023
34. Reflecting on an Israeli Minister’s decision to not grant asylum for a woman fleeing female genital mutilation/cutting
(News & Blog)
... the oppression of my own ancestors; as Fannie Lou Hamer said, “nobody’s free unless everybody’s free.” I believe the critical work of activism for a person of privilege such as myself must encompass standing ...
Created on 11 January 2023
35. Healing as Activism: Finding my way out of the darkness
(News & Blog)
... experience was FGM.  It has only been a few weeks since the experience, and I threw myself into research to better help me cope. I needed to know everything I could about this. I confronted my parents ...
Created on 01 December 2022
36. Healing as Activism: One cannot give from an empty cup
(News & Blog)
... self-doubt, offering ownership of my humanity, acceptance, and assurance that it is okay to be tired, okay to rest. The simple fact is this: one cannot give of themselves, their time or their talents, ...
Created on 27 November 2022
37. My first encounter of female genital cutting
(News & Blog)
... or female genital cutting (FGC), continue to be a source of haunting noise to my listening ear.  My 7-year-old self only thought of a promised chocolate treat, given to compensate for that deadly pain; ...
Created on 17 November 2022
38. Support Sahiyo in our work to uplift and protect girls on the Tenth Annual International Day of the Girl Child
(News & Blog)
... thus in the future itself.  Girls can face a distinct set of gender inequitable challenges including child marriage, exclusion from education, gender-based violence, and harmful practices like female ...
Created on 11 October 2022
39. Training and Technical Assistance
(Programs)
... Awareness Materials:  Develop comprehensive resources, including self-assessments, intake forms, and safety planning guides. Build an Online Repository: Establish an easily accessible online platform ...
Created on 05 October 2022
40. Sahiyo Discusses book club holds next event in September
(News & Blog)
... healing, racism, LGBT rights, diasporic identity, and feminism. She seamlessly blends strong stories with social justice issues.  She has just finished work on a YA novel and is editing a new self-care ...
Created on 04 August 2022