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21. Moving Connecticut Ahead: Protecting Girls from FGM/C (2022-09-29)
(Events Calendar/Moving Connecticut Ahead: Protecting Girls from FGM/C)
... with the Connecticut Commission on the Status of Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and Opportunity and Sahiyo. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/moving-connecticut-ahead-protecting-girls-fr ...
Created on 23 September 2022
22. CWS69: Storytelling as a Tool for Female Genital Mutilation/ Cutting (FGM/C) Survivor-Centered Care (18 March 2025 12:30)
(Events / Panel Discussion)
Sahiyo, AWS, and Silence Speaks are hosting a parallel event titled "Storytelling as a Tool for Female Genital Mutilation/ Cutting (FGM/C) Survivor-Centered Care" for the 69th Session of the Commission ...
Created on 21 January 2025
23. Join Sahiyo, the Asian Women’s Shelter, and Silence Speaks for a Parallel Event at the 69th Session of Commission on the Status of Women in New York
(News & Blog)
On March 18, 2025, Sahiyo, in collaboration with the Asian Women’s Shelter and Silence Speaks, will host a parallel event at the 69th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69) in New York ...
Created on 11 February 2025
24. Sahiyo and StoryCenter to host parallel session at the 65th Commission on the Status of Women meetings
(News & Blog)
On March 16th, 10:30 am EST, Sahiyo and StoryCenter will be hosting the parallel session webinar, “Using Storytelling to Shift Social Norms and Prevent FGM/C,” at the 65th session of the Commission on ...
Created on 16 February 2021
25. Sahiyo Speaks at United Nations for Commission on the Status of Women Annual Conference
(News & Blog)
On March 21st, Mariya Taher spoke at a Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) side event entitled: Empowering Muslim Women through Storytelling: A Roundtable Discussion. Sponsored by the Permanent Mission ...
Created on 19 April 2016
26. The History of Addressing Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting via Legislation in Connecticut
(News & Blog)
... worked to spread the word about FGM/C in the state. In December 2020, it hosted a virtual forum with The Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity & Opportunity CT General Assembly (CWSEO) to inform ...
Created on 02 June 2025
27. Key takeaways from the “From Rhetoric to Reality: Closing the Funding Gap to End FGM/C” event
(News & Blog)
... and other members of The Global Platform for Action to End FGM/C coalition explored on March 15th during a parallel event at the 68th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68). Hosted by ...
Created on 09 May 2024
28. From Rhetoric to Reality: Closing the Funding Gap to End FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... Gap to End FGM/C”, a parallel event at the 68 U.N. Commission on the Status of Women meetings this March. Date: Friday, March 15, 2024 Time: 4:30-6:00 PM ET  Where: Church Center United Nations, ...
Created on 04 March 2024
29. Break the Silence on FGC Soumou in New York
(News & Blog)
... City organized by There is No Limit Foundation. The event was held in commemoration of Women History Month and the United Nations 62nd Commission on the Status of Women (CSW62). A “Soumou” is a Malinke ...
Created on 30 April 2018
30. Reflecting on “Storytelling as a Tool for Female Genital Mutilation/ Cutting (FGM/C) Survivor-Centered Change” at CSW 69
(News & Blog)
On March 18, 2025, Sahiyo co-hosted a powerful parallel session during the 69th Commission on the Status of Women titled “Storytelling as a Tool for FGM/C Survivor-Centered Change.” Organized in partnership ...
Created on 21 March 2025
31. Reframing FGM/C Through an Intersectional Lens at CSW69
(News & Blog)
On March 13, 2025, the Global Platform for Action to End FGM/C hosted a powerful session at the 69th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69), titled "Reframing FGM/C Through an Intersectional Lens." Held ...
Created on 18 March 2025
32. Empowered and Ignited
(News & Blog)
... Pacesetter, where I act as the director uplifting the voices of women and girls. I also will attend the Commission on the Status of Women to use my voice as an advocacy tool.  How do you think this retreat ...
Created on 18 January 2025
33. UNICEF releases new data on global prevalence of FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... the Funding Gap to End FGM/C”, a parallel event at the 68th U.N. Commission on the Status of Women meetings, was hosted by The Global Platform for Action to End FGM/C in partnership with the United States ...
Created on 21 March 2024
34. Connecticut Hosts a Legislative Briefing on Jan 25th
(News & Blog)
On January 25, 2025, the Connecticut (CT) Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and Opportunity, Representative Jillian Gilchrest, CT General Assembly Bi-Partisan Women’s Caucus, and the CT Coalition ...
Created on 13 February 2024
35. Moving Connecticut ahead: Protecting girls from FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... and the Connecticut Commission on the Status of Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and Opportunity, will explore ideas on how to change harmful social norms like female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) ...
Created on 15 September 2022
36. CSW Virtual Parallel Event - “Engaging Men to End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
(News & Blog)
By Ellen Ince The Global Platform for Action to End FGM/C’s virtual parallel event at the Commission on the Status of Women showcased the importance of engaging boys and men in ending female genital ...
Created on 17 March 2022
37. Sahiyo takes part in a variety of virtual NGO CSW 65 Forum events in March
(News & Blog)
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 65th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) meetings took place virtually March 15-26, with thousands of individuals from civil society from across the globe taking part ...
Created on 20 April 2021
38. Using Storytelling to Shift Social Norms and Prevent FGM/C: Event Reflection
(News & Blog)
... Commission on the Status of Women on March 16th.  Sahiyo and StoryCenter staff had the opportunity to introduce the collaborative Voices to End FGM/C project, which centers on storytelling by survivors ...
Created on 30 March 2021
39. Looking Back: Sahiyo at CSW/MALA's March 2019 Even
(News & Blog)
On  March 18th 2019, the Muslim American Leadership Alliance (MALA) hosted a parallel event on “Addressing FGM in the USA: Safeguarding Survivors and Protecting Victims“ at the UN Commission on the Status ...
Created on 03 September 2019
40. Sahiyo U.S. Advisory Board Spotlight: Maryum Saifee
(News & Blog)
... Global Affairs in 2015.  I organized panel discussions at the United Nations during key moments (the Commission on the Status of Women and International Day of Zero Tolerance) as well as at large-scale ...
Created on 14 January 2019
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