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1. Uniting to End FGM/C Across the Americas: A Joint Statement
(News & Blog)
This February 6th - International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting, in recognition of this year’s theme - "Stepping Up the Pace. Strengthening Alliances and Building Movements ...
Created on 06 February 2025
2. Sustainable Development Goals: How the UNs Benchmarks Align with Sahiyo’s Mission to End Female Gential Cutting
(News & Blog)
... Megan Seaver, to discuss the connection between Sahiyo's mission to end FGC and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. What are the UN Sustainable Development Goals?  The United Nations Sustainable ...
Created on 12 December 2024
3. Turning Grief into Purpose
(News & Blog)
...  and Human Rights, she serves as a passionate advocate for change through her active involvement with the Youth Council for Global Sustainable Development Goals Inc NGO. Her commitment to creating a bette ...
Created on 12 January 2024
4. Research
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... the following research questions:   How has systemic racism delayed substantial change on this issue of meeting progress toward achieving the U.N. Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) to end FGM/C by 2030?  ...
Created on 29 June 2022
5. Sahiyo takes part in a variety of virtual NGO CSW 65 Forum events in March
(News & Blog)
... realization of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. View the event here. Panelists: Mariya Taher | Co-founder, Sahiyo Sali Mahgoub | Deputy Director at Obama Foundation Holly Weckler | ...
Created on 20 April 2021
6. Sahiyo Volunteer Spotlight: Development Intern Yusra Majoka
(News & Blog)
Yusra Majoka is passionate about ending gender inequalities and believes in creating sustainable change by empowering girls and women in our communities. She graduated from St. Georges, University of London ...
Created on 01 March 2021
7. Farzana Esmail hosts fireside chat on FGC with co-founder of Sahiyo
(News & Blog)
... slowly happening within the Bohra community.  Mariya also discussed the shift from the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – an important global health policy. ...
Created on 26 June 2020
8. Let’s Talk FGC: A fireside chat with Mariya Taher and Farzana Esmail
(News & Blog)
... of measuring FGM/C. There is something called the Sustainable Development Goals which have come out from the UN. The Sustainable Development Goals are a framework which every country who signs onto the ...
Created on 25 June 2020
9. Joint Press Release: ENDING FGM/C BY 2030: Uniting forces to make FGM/C a practice of the past
(News & Blog)
... with each other, all communities, governments, donors, multilateral bodies and others to end the practice by 2030 in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) determined by the UN. Together, we ...
Created on 04 June 2019
10. Our Petition
(News & Blog)
... to invest in survivor-centered approaches working on data collection, advocacy, and survivor support. Eliminating FGM/C by 2030 is a global target of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals – it requires ...
Created on 12 July 2017
11. Detroit arrest: It is time for Bohras to get serious about ending Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
... that laws are important to help reinforce that a particular practice is against human rights. However, we also recognize that to truly find sustainable change within a community and to end this form of ...
Created on 14 April 2017
12. Deen and Duniya (Religion and the World) a film by Alisha Bhagat
(News & Blog)
... its cultural context. Bio: Alisha Bhagat is passionate about sustainable development. She is a futurist, feminist, and avid gamer. She lives in New York with her husband, beloved daughter, and adorable ...
Created on 04 February 2017
13. Invest in ending FGC in Asia: Why Sahiyo and 33 organisations are petitioning the U.N.
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... the first time ever, the United Nations has prioritized the elimination of FGM/C under the goal of achieving gender equality as part of its Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) – a 15-year plan to help ...
Created on 02 January 2017
14. Sahiyo participates in the End Violence Against Girls Summit on FGM/C
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...  For the first time ever, the United Nations has prioritized the elimination of FGC under the goal of achieving gender equality as part of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)—a 15-year plan to help ...
Created on 14 December 2016
15. All countries, NOW, required to track FGC for U.N. Sustainable Development Goals
(News & Blog)
... and Wales. Recognizing the prevalence of FGC, world leaders for the first time have prioritized the elimination of FGC under the goal of achieving gender equality as part of the UN’s Sustainable Development ...
Created on 10 February 2016
16. Sustainable Development Goals: How the UNs Benchmarks Align with Sahiyo’s Mission to End Female Gential Cutting
(News & Blog)
... Megan Seaver, to discuss the connection between Sahiyo's mission to end FGC and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. What are the UN Sustainable Development Goals?  The United Nations Sustainable ...
Created on 12 December 2024
17. All countries, NOW, required to track FGC for U.N. Sustainable Development Goals
(News & Blog)
... and Wales. Recognizing the prevalence of FGC, world leaders for the first time have prioritized the elimination of FGC under the goal of achieving gender equality as part of the UN’s Sustainable Development ...
Created on 10 February 2016
18. Sahiyo Volunteer Spotlight: Development Intern Yusra Majoka
(News & Blog)
Yusra Majoka is passionate about ending gender inequalities and believes in creating sustainable change by empowering girls and women in our communities. She graduated from St. Georges, University of London ...
Created on 01 March 2021
19. Uniting to End FGM/C Across the Americas: A Joint Statement
(News & Blog)
This February 6th - International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting, in recognition of this year’s theme - "Stepping Up the Pace. Strengthening Alliances and Building Movements ...
Created on 06 February 2025
20. Turning Grief into Purpose
(News & Blog)
... a global scale. As the Chair of the Commission on Women's Rights and Human Rights, she serves as a passionate advocate for change through her active involvement with the Youth Council for Global Sustainable ...
Created on 12 January 2024
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