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1. About - Our Story
Created on 30 November -0001
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Created on 30 November -0001
3. Reflecting on “Storytelling as a Tool for Female Genital Mutilation/ Cutting (FGM/C) Survivor-Centered Change” at CSW 69
(News & Blog)
... with the Voices to End FGM/C program collaborators—Silence Speaks and the Asian Women’s Shelter—the event took place at the Church Center for the United Nations in New York. The event highlighted the experiences ...
Created on 21 March 2025
4. Reframing FGM/C Through an Intersectional Lens at CSW69
(News & Blog)
... at the Church Center for the United Nations, this event created a space for critical dialogue, collective reflection, and renewed commitments to ending female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) worldwide. ...
Created on 18 March 2025
5. 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)
... this critical issue.  Event Details: Date: Tue, 18 March, 2025 Time: 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm ET  Location: Church Center for the United Nations (CCUN), 2nd Floor, 777 United Nations Plaza, New York, ...
Created on 11 February 2025
6. Sahiyo research uplifts how intersectionality impacts the movement to end FGM/C this February 6th
(News & Blog)
... a world where the practice of FGC is obsolete. She raises awareness on social media and on-the-ground, and participates in local and international lobbying at the United Nations to bring attention to the ...
Created on 06 February 2025
7. 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
8. Sahiyo's U.S. Executive Director will discuss transnational FGC at the United Nations in Genev
(News & Blog)
On July 3rd, Sahiyo’s co-founder and U.S. Executive Director Mariya Taher will discuss cross-border and transnational female genital cutting (FGC) during the fifty-sixth session of the United Nations Human ...
Created on 28 June 2024
9. Key takeaways from the “From Rhetoric to Reality: Closing the Funding Gap to End FGM/C” event
(News & Blog)
... the Global Platform coalition in partnership with the United States Mission to the United Nations, the “From Rhetoric to Reality: Closing the Funding Gap to End FGM/C” event sought to educate, mobilize, ...
Created on 09 May 2024
10. Our Fight to End FGM in The Gambia: Who is Listening?
(News & Blog)
... remains a deeply entrenched tradition in The Gambia, affecting a significant portion of the population.  According to the United Nations Population Fund, 75 percent of women and girls aged 15-49 have undergone ...
Created on 02 April 2024
11. 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
12. From Rhetoric to Reality: Closing the Funding Gap to End FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... to enact change, which is why The Global Platform for Action to End FGM/C in partnership with the United States Mission to the United Nations is hosting  “From Rhetoric to Reality: Closing the Funding ...
Created on 04 March 2024
13. Resilience
(News & Blog)
... United Nations, and to work with children's rights, to protect them against physical and emotional violence. I also want to have a family, to travel, and to be happy. I believe I can accomplish these goals ...
Created on 12 January 2024
14. Reflecting on There’s an App For That?: Technological Innovation and Change Towards Ending Female Genital Cutting event
(News & Blog)
... hosted by the Global Platform for Action to End FGM/C as a parallel event during the United Nations’ NGOCSW67. The webinar explored how technology, internet communication, and the digitalization of awareness ...
Created on 30 March 2023
15. The Climate Crisis & Human Rights
(News & Blog)
... in Sahiyo’s work as a volunteer or by signing on to Sahiyo’s petition to the United Nations. You can also support Sahiyo’s efforts by donating. These funds enable Sahiyo to support and train advocates, ...
Created on 20 February 2023
16. CWCSEO issues press release on International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... whole communities and focus on human rights, gender equality and attention to the needs of women and girls who suffer from its consequences. The United Nations calls on the global community to reimagine ...
Created on 06 February 2023
17. Celebrating October 11th - International Day of the Girl Child
(News & Blog)
This October 11th marked the Tenth Annual Day of the Girl Child, a day created by the United Nations General Assembly to highlight girls’ empowerment and promotion of their rights as well as to address ...
Created on 24 October 2022
18. Research: The impact of integrating FGM/C within domestic violence support services
(News & Blog)
... how to best support survivors of the practice. This is rooted in a recommendation by the United Nations’ for FGM/C organizations to collaborate with other GBV organizations in order to achieve Sustainable ...
Created on 11 October 2022
19. Support Sahiyo in our work to uplift and protect girls on the Tenth Annual International Day of the Girl Child
(News & Blog)
By Meg Sinnott This October 11th marks the Tenth Annual Day of the Girl Child, a day created by the United Nations General Assembly to highlight girls’ empowerment and promotion of their rights as well ...
Created on 11 October 2022
20. Moving Connecticut ahead: Protecting girls from Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting 
(News & Blog)
... the United Nations has declared it a human rights violation. In Connecticut, many other human rights violations stemming from social norms have been addressed through legislation such as human trafficking, ...
Created on 21 September 2022