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41. Roundtable on Systems Change to Address FGM/C Perspectives from State and Municipal Coalitions - a virtual event
(News & Blog)
... Mariya Taher facilitated a panel discussion during the roundtable and featured coalition representatives came from Washington State, Connecticut, New York City, Minnesota, Greater Los Angeles, and Massachusetts. ...
Created on 17 July 2023
42. Training the Prince George’s County Health Department on FGC
(News & Blog)
On April 28th, Karen McDonnell, Associate Professor at George Washington University’s Milken Institute School of Public Health partnered with Sahiyo Cofounder Mariya Taher to provide a training for nearly ...
Created on 17 May 2023
43. Policy Outreach, Education, and Advocacy
(Programs)
... has led state-level work, including building survivor and community-led coalitions in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Washington, to raise awareness and education on FGC and the need for comprehensive ...
Created on 29 April 2023
44. Washington State becomes 41st state to pass law against FGM/C
(News & Blog)
Sahiyo, as part of the Washington Coalition to End FGM/C, is ecstatic to announce that on April 20th, 2023, Washington state Governor Jay Inslee signed Senate Bill 5453 concerning female genital mutilation/cutting ...
Created on 19 April 2023
45. Trusting Me
(News & Blog)
... if Washington coalition to end FGM/C. She is fluent in Arabic, Somali, and English. Her professional and research work focuses on innovative health care services and Health equity for refugee women healthcare ...
Created on 11 April 2023
46. Washington State makes progress to end FGM/C
(News & Blog)
Washington State is one of the remaining ten U.S. states without any law that addresses and prohibits female genial mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). FGM/C is a human rights violation and form of child abuse ...
Created on 05 April 2023
47. Washington Senate Bill 5453 moves to House Appropriations Committee
(News & Blog)
In Washington state, Senate Billl 5453 concerning female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) recently passed the House Committee unanimously, and is now scheduled for a public hearing with the House Appropriations ...
Created on 29 March 2023
48. Washington Coalition hosts educational webinar on female genital cutting
(News & Blog)
On March 9th, the Washington Coalition to End FGM/C, in partnership with Sahiyo, The U.S. End FGM/C Network, Children’s Alliance, and Mother Africa, held a webinar called Protecting Children in Washington ...
Created on 16 March 2023
49. Washington SB 5453 moves to the House
(News & Blog)
SB5453 in Washington State is onto a hearing in the State's House for Monday, March 13th after passing the Senate unanimously. To express your support of SB5453:   You can vote PRO by clicking ...
Created on 09 March 2023
50. A conversation with Washington activist Absa Samba: SB 5453 a product of collaboration and persistence
(News & Blog)
By Rachel Wine As the Washington Senate Bill 5453 concerning female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) moves forward in the legislature, I had the honor of speaking with Absa Samba, who has been instrumental ...
Created on 07 March 2023
51. Sahiyo convenes with other OVC grantees in Washington, DC
(News & Blog)
... Women’s Shelter (AWS) and StoryCenter, was awarded one of these three-year grants. At the end of January 2023, Sahiyo U.S.attended the OVC grantee convening in Washington DC. Over the course of the two-day ...
Created on 13 February 2023
52. Connecticut Trauma and Gender Learning Collaborative Training Part 2 (2022-02-03)
(Events Calendar/Connecticut Trauma and Gender Learning Collaborative Training Part 2)
... understand how to provide trauma-informed care. It will also take an in-depth look at the George Washington University FGM/C Toolkit and how clinicians and other front-line professionals can use this resource ...
Created on 21 January 2022
53. Spotlight on Annual Conference Program: The Role of Laws and Social Norms: How to Eradicate Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (CLE) (Human Rights Track) (2022-04-28)
(Events Calendar/Spotlight on Annual Conference Program: The Role of Laws and Social Norms: How to Eradicate Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (CLE) (Human Rights Track))
...  Program Chair: Sandrine Léonie Siewe, Principles for Responsible Investment, Washington, DC Moderator: Bayor Chantal Ngoltoingar, Anti FGM Advocate and Finance & Marketing Professional, Washington, ...
Created on 25 April 2022
54. A Quiet Violence: Navigating Female Genital Cutting as an LGBTQ+ Survivor (2022-06-23)
(Events Calendar/A Quiet Violence: Navigating Female Genital Cutting as an LGBTQ+ Survivor)
... of Washington, she practiced in Seattle at the Polyclinic and Swedish Medical Center. Dr. Bowers left Seattle in 2003 to apprentice with the legendary Dr. Stanley Biber, considered the “Father of Transgender ...
Created on 29 June 2022
55. Protecting Children in Washington State from Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (2023-03-09)
(Events Calendar/Protecting Children in Washington State from Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting)
Protecting Children in Washington State from Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is a harmful social norm practiced worldwide and the United Nations has declared ...
Created on 06 March 2023
56. International Digital Storytelling Conference 2023 (2023-06-20)
(Events Calendar/ International Digital Storytelling Conference 2023)
... health, criminal justice, and community support contexts: Karen McDonnell, faculty, George Washington University. Karen coordinated a Voices workshop focused on the health impacts of FGM/C and is an ...
Created on 27 March 2023
57. Technical Assistance Office Hours – May ’25 (15 May 2025 15:00)
(Events / Community Meeting)
Do you have questions about the work being done in Washington State? Have questions about a recent webinar hosted by the FGM/C Prevention and Response Team? Want to learn more about FGM/C in general or ...
Created on 11 October 2024
58. Technical Assistance Office Hours – March ’25 (20 March 2025 15:00)
(Events / Community Meeting)
Do you have questions about the work being done in Washington State? Have questions about a recent webinar hosted by the FGM/C Prevention and Response Team? Want to learn more about FGM/C in general or ...
Created on 11 October 2024
59. Technical Assistance Office Hours – January ’25 (16 January 2025 15:00)
(Events / Training)
Do you have questions about the work being done in Washington State? Have questions about a recent webinar hosted by the FGM/C Prevention and Response Team? Want to learn more about FGM/C in general or ...
Created on 11 October 2024
60. Technical Assistance Office Hours – November ’24 (21 November 2024 15:00)
(Events / Training)
Do you have questions about the work being done in Washington State? Have questions about a recent webinar hosted by the FGM/C Prevention and Response Team? Want to learn more about FGM/C in general or ...
Created on 10 October 2024