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1. About - Our Story
Created on 30 November -0001
2. FAQs
Created on 30 November -0001
3. Reframing FGM/C Through an Intersectional Lens at CSW69
(News & Blog)
... Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation." This order erroneously equates gender-affirming treatments for transgender youth with female genital mutilation, directing the Department of Justice and ...
Created on 18 March 2025
4. Sahiyo's response to recent Executive Orders by the Trump Administratio
(News & Blog)
... also concerned. It’s disturbing watching the Trump administration blatantly conflate FGC and gender-affirming care. As we explained in a recent blog, this not only endangers trans and LGBTQ+ youth but ...
Created on 31 January 2025
5. Sahiyo condemns recent executive order conflating female genital mutilation/cutting with gender-affirming care
(News & Blog)
... Administration. While this is unfortunately not the first attempt made by government officials to co-opt anti-FGM/C legislation to criminalize gender-affirming care for transgender and non-binary youth, ...
Created on 31 January 2025
6. What Not to Say
(News & Blog)
... extensive engagement in human rights advocacy, including roles within the strategic communications department and participation in human rights for youth campaigns at Amnesty International USA. Samman ...
Created on 24 December 2024
7. Reflecting on the webinar "Youth Advocates Against Female Genital Cutting - A Conversation on Change
(News & Blog)
On November 4, Sahiyo U.S. hosted a vibrant webinar titled: Youth Advocacy Against Female Genital Cutting (FGC): A Conversation on Change, where a global community of advocates, educators, medical professionals, ...
Created on 14 November 2024
8. My Story, My Voice
(News & Blog)
... including CIVICUS World Alliance, the UN Global Indigenous Youth Caucus, and the Universal Periodic Review Kenya team, while also contributing as a member of the Women and Gender Constituency. Her academic ...
Created on 05 November 2024
9. I Am SORRY!
(News & Blog)
... her life. All I can say is “I am sorry!” Isatou Jeng is a program management specialist with 13 years of experience and diverse skills in social justice, youth development, human rights advocacy, ...
Created on 05 November 2024
10. The Washington Coalition to End FGM/C Interview Series: Dr. Muna Osman
(News & Blog)
...  Her approach involves empowering youth to assert their bodily autonomy, while also working to educate and engage adults in a respectful way.  "We need to empower the kids and tell them, 'say no.' I don' ...
Created on 24 October 2024
11. Join Us for an Inspiring Webinar: Youth Advocates Against Female Genital Cutting - A Conversation on Change
(News & Blog)
We are excited to announce an upcoming webinar that promises to be both enlightening and empowering: Youth Advocates Against Female Genital Cutting - A Conversation on Change. You, too, can join us for ...
Created on 15 October 2024
12. Reflecting on the 2024 Asian Pacific Institute for Gender Based Violence National Summit
(News & Blog)
... had great food, and made plans about the future of SOAR with a focus on areas of improvement, such as increasing youth representation, the importance of data collection and project duplication in our advocacy ...
Created on 13 September 2024
13. Turning Grief into Purpose
(News & Blog)
... the danger.” Gugulethu ‘Gugu’ Makhari is a dynamic force dedicated to championing women's rights, human rights, and youth empowerment on a global scale. As the Chair of the Commission on Women's Rights ...
Created on 12 January 2024
14. I Didn’t Dare Ask
(News & Blog)
... school. My peers mocked, despised, and isolated me; I was a loner thereafter. I lost my essence in an age when most youth are filled with exploratory exuberance.   What have you learned or most enjoyed ...
Created on 11 January 2024
15. Activist Saza Faradilla and End FGC Singapore spread awareness about FGC
(News & Blog)
... youth, who they hope will understand the harms of FGC and work towards prevention of it for future generations. This community-centered approach creates space for dialogue between communities and activist ...
Created on 26 September 2023
16. SAHIYO JOINS OVER 40 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS SERVING SEXUAL ASSAULT AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS IN $13.2 MILLION AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN INITIATIVE
(News & Blog)
ARP Support for Survivors Program supports culturally-specific, community-based projects supporting survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault from Asian and Pacific Islander Communities in the ...
Created on 15 May 2023
17. Washington State becomes 41st state to pass law against FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... against this practice; our state's children and youth will greatly benefit from the work of this coalition.” ~Dr. Stephan Blanford, Executive Director, Children's Alliance   "It saddens me that it is ...
Created on 19 April 2023
18. Proposed legislation in Idaho and Texas discriminates against Transgender Youth and removes protections for children at risk of undergoing FGC
(News & Blog)
... for individuals whose gender does not match the one they were assigned at birth. These amendments are dangerous for transgender youth as well as children who are at risk for or have undergone FGC. These ...
Created on 01 March 2023
19. Troubling Idaho House Bill 71 moves on to Senate
(News & Blog)
... Idaho Legislature has targeted Trans youth, another vulnerable community, by attempting to amend the existing FGM/C law. This amendment would prohibit gender-affirming healthcare from being performed on ...
Created on 24 February 2023
20. Session on FGM at the workshop Nayi Dishayein- Rethinking Development
(News & Blog)
... of women.  On 26th December, 2022, Sambhaavnaa Institute of Public Policy and Politics incorporated FGM/C into its Nayi Dishayein workshop, a 12-day course educating youth from across India on a wide ...
Created on 06 February 2023