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1. Donate to Sahiyo
Created on 10 March 2021
2. About - Our Story
Created on 30 November -0001
3. Sahiyo Releases Toolkit for Survivor and Community Engagement to Address FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... will equip advocates with the tools they need to foster dialogues, build trust, and mobilize communities to challenge harmful social norms, ultimately contributing to the prevention of FGM/C and the empowerment ...
Created on 11 March 2025
4. Positive Masculinity; A Critical Tool in the Movement to End FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... The webinar reinforced, yet again, how masculinity is defined directly impacts all people, no matter what your gender is. Dr. Jacqueline Chesang spoke of how it takes years to change social and gender ...
Created on 20 February 2025
5. Reflecting on the webinar "Youth Advocates Against Female Genital Cutting - A Conversation on Change
(News & Blog)
... social norms, stressing that every step forward, no matter how small, contributes to broader change. As one attendee described, the stories that were shared among the group were “beautiful, heartbreaking, ...
Created on 14 November 2024
6. The forgotten history of female genital cutting in the United States
(News & Blog)
... as it can be difficult to detect or prove cases of the practice occurring. Additionally, there is resistance to ending the practice in some communities where FGC is seen as a social norm that must be done ...
Created on 24 October 2024
7. Advocacy & Travel Award
(Programs)
... must commit to sharing their learnings and experiences with the Sahiyo community through blog posts, presentations, social media posts, or other agreed-upon formats. Apply Here  ...
Created on 14 August 2024
8. Starting the Dialogue: Sharing Your Experiences on Initiating Conversations with Men about Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
... rewards for understanding and potentially intervening to change social norms come from talking to all concerned with respect, dignity, and an eye to learning diverse perspectives on a very important issue. ...
Created on 21 June 2024
9. Sahiyo staff spotlight: Editorial Coordinator Sheena Vasani
(News & Blog)
... in the power of the written word to enact social change and heal, she has gone viral multiple times for her work on South Asian mental health issues.  When and how did you first get involved with Sahiyo? ...
Created on 20 May 2024
10. Key takeaways from the “From Rhetoric to Reality: Closing the Funding Gap to End FGM/C” event
(News & Blog)
... of the Social Development Bureau at Global Affairs Canada Jaha Dukureh, the UN Women Goodwill Ambassador for Africa on FGM and child marriage, was unable to attend as she was in The Gambia working ...
Created on 09 May 2024
11. Presenting “Quiet Activism and the Psychosocial Impacts of Female Genital Cutting”
(News & Blog)
Event Overview Join us on April 25, 2024, at 12 PM EST for an enlightening webinar titled “Quiet Activism and the Psychosocial Impacts of Female Genital Cutting.” We are honored to feature speakers Arefa ...
Created on 11 April 2024
12. Our Fight to End FGM in The Gambia: Who is Listening?
(News & Blog)
... social norms. But today, we also need to be honest with ourselves. As much as I am emotionally invested in the campaign, I have always recognized my limitations, especially when I decided to bring my campaign ...
Created on 02 April 2024
13. Staff Spotlight Community Engagement Coordinator: Samman Masud
(News & Blog)
... research explored the intersection of human rights advocacy and social media platforms in light of the #Metoo movement and the possibilities of transnational feminist solidarity networks in the digital ...
Created on 13 February 2024
14. Connecticut Hosts a Legislative Briefing on Jan 25th
(News & Blog)
... highlighted the important role of the law in changing social norms as well as protecting survivors, girls at risk, and society as a whole. The diverse panel of international, national, and local experts ...
Created on 13 February 2024
15. Secrecy leads to the continuation of FGC in families and communities
(News & Blog)
... in that society, especially in the cities, it’s not as common.” When I asked Bakhan about the impact of those visits, she told me of how deeply rooted the practice can be in the social norms of the communities. ...
Created on 02 January 2024
16. Dear Maasi: Why it is that women who have gone through FGM/C continue to do it to their young ones?
(News & Blog)
... leaders who spread myths that FGM/C is required, harmless, or beneficial.  The secretive, taboo nature of this social norm means that it’s hard to talk about it, let alone question its harm.  A lack ...
Created on 14 June 2023
17. Washington State makes progress to end FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... equality by US News and World Report. Gender Equality should be a priority in Washington state. Social, political, and economic equality and equity is limited when we don’t have the full participation ...
Created on 05 April 2023
18. Washington Coalition hosts educational webinar on female genital cutting
(News & Blog)
... FGC as survivors and activists working to end the practice. Researcher Bettina Shell-Duncan discussed how research supports the need for legislation to change social norms around communities believing ...
Created on 16 March 2023
19. Why sex educators need to know about female genital cutting (FGC)
(News & Blog)
... of the intersections of culture, religion, social norms, and sex. Perceptions of sexuality are innumerable around the world and always nuanced. Studying FGC will teach sex educators how to approach conversations ...
Created on 28 November 2022
20. My first encounter of female genital cutting
(News & Blog)
... women of the family to go through FGC for social acceptance.   There is no reference to FGC in the Qura’an or any other holy books. It is completely driven by societal norms. I am angered that these ...
Created on 17 November 2022