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81. CSW Virtual Parallel Event - “Engaging Men to End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
(News & Blog)
... and activism efforts are striving towards making that change.  What do we need to do to make that 2030 deadline?  Dame Ndiaye, co-founder of the National Youth Alliance for Reproductive Health and ...
Created on 17 March 2022
82. Sahiyo staff spotlight: Development assistant Michelle Taylor
(News & Blog)
Michelle comes to Sahiyo with over a decade of nonprofit development and fundraising experience focusing on various areas including youth development, health, education, and women’s empowerment. Michelle ...
Created on 15 March 2022
83. Reflecting on the launch of the first-ever Research Agenda and Ethical Guidance on Research for the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation
(News & Blog)
... This point made me reflect on the role we can all play in ending FGM/C. It was inspiring to see so many youth activists and students present on the call, taking a firm stance against FGM/C. Young people’s ...
Created on 08 February 2022
84. Introducing Nala Feminist Collective: African Women and The 10 Demands, including ending female genital cutting
(News & Blog)
... young people from across the continent during five Africa Young women Beijing + 25 virtual regional barazas (or convenings) hosted by the African Union Special Envoy on Youth, Aya Chebbi, in November 2020. ...
Created on 18 May 2021
85. Webinar: Female genital cutting is an under-recognized form of gender-based violence in the U.S.
(News & Blog)
... Refugee Youth and Children’s Services (BRYCS) – Health Practitioners Guide to Providing Culturally Competent Care for Women and Girls Affected by Female Genital Cutting Dahlia Project – Female Genital ...
Created on 30 April 2021
86. The End FGM European Network hosts webinar: “Addressing female genital mutilation while leaving no one behind”
(News & Blog)
... on FGM/C; Hadeel Elshak, Youth Ambassador of End FGM European Network; and Sietske Steneker, UNFPA Brussels Director. Keynote speaker Dalli addressed the data regarding FGM/C among the European Union ...
Created on 29 March 2021
87. Sahiyo’s U.S. Communications Manager is awarded a Masters degree with merit
(News & Blog)
... She problematized the dynamic of Western hegemony in the rights-based approaches to sex education whilst recognizing the need for education that protects youth, regardless of cultural setting. Her thesis ...
Created on 09 March 2021
88. Sahiyo in the Media
(News & Blog)
2024 Opinion: CT needs to ban female genital mutilation/cutting When Protecting Girls Is Twisted Into Attacking Trans Youth: FGM/C Survivors Fight Back Against Transphobic Right-Wing Narratives FGM ...
Created on 02 March 2021
89. PRESS RELEASE: Launching Sahiyo's Newest Program: Bhaiyo: Male Allies United in Ending Female Genital Mutilation/Cuttin
(News & Blog)
... lead. FGC has been on the public radar as of late, due to a first of its kind indictment of a Houston-based woman who transported a minor out of the country, for the purpose of the youth undergoing FGC. ...
Created on 06 February 2021
90. Voices to End FGM/C
(Programs)
... such as our Critical Intersections Research and developing educational materials.  Webinar Highlight: Youth Advocacy Against FGM/C: A Conversation on Change  ...
Created on 03 December 2020
91. Upcoming Webinar: Addressing Female Genital Cutting in the Clinic
(News & Blog)
... American. She is a retired patient educator who now focuses her energy on the art of weaving.  Sarata Kande is a student, entrepreneur and youth advocate for inter-African committee. She is a survivor ...
Created on 01 December 2020
92. Understanding the effect of COVID-19 on gender-based violence in Nigeria
(News & Blog)
... Girls Inspired Africa and i-Safe Consulting; Hassana Umoru Maina, The ABCs of Sexual Violence Campaign; and Kolawole Olatosimi, Child and Youth Protection Foundation.  One thing I learned in this webinar ...
Created on 28 July 2020
93. Forced Clitoridectomies on Athletes
(News & Blog)
... faced with a choice at the time of my youth the time when I am bleeding to reach my dreams from root Simply put, I have more courage than being wise so I sit under the knife And now you tell me if that ...
Created on 02 June 2020
94. How COVID-19 may increase gender-based violence, including FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... supporting community-based women and youth groups identifying at-risk girls vulnerable to violence, including FGM/C. The brief is meant as a guide for UNFPA and UNICEF Joint Program staff and partners, ...
Created on 11 May 2020
95. Voices Series: Why I still speak up about FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... by the Bohra Youth Girls’ Wing in Udaipur. Sadly, the resolution that passed was not followed up. But I continued speaking up. I feel FGC should end because the rights of personal choice of a girl child ...
Created on 01 April 2020
96. Sahiyo Staff Spotlight: Lara Kingstone
(News & Blog)
Lara Kingstone started her career in community organizing in a UK-based program designed to integrate London communities and empower youth to become active and engaged citizens. Lara earned a BA in Political ...
Created on 17 March 2019
97. Female Genital Cutting Diaries: My first encounter with the tradition of female genital cutting
(News & Blog)
... stories and met my lifelong best friend, and thought about what outfit my Barbie should wear. I’d taken many portraits of youth in Konza. They were intense, gorgeous people with secrets I wanted to ...
Created on 18 December 2018
98. WeSpeakOut spearheads two-day workshop on ending FGC in India
(News & Blog)
... against the practice from the perspectives of law, health, community engagement and working with the youth and with men. The workshop was also an opportunity for activists from the community and those ...
Created on 13 September 2018
99. Furore about Female Genital Cutting in Kerala: Impact of Sahiyo’s investigation
(News & Blog)
... practicing FGC will immediately be punished. On August 27, the Youth League of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) marched to the Kozhikode clinic in question with slogans and placards, and in the ...
Created on 01 September 2017
100. The sacred self: Reflections on female circumcision by a Singaporean Malay
(News & Blog)
... We are living in the 21st century after all. It is the age of youth and where the disempowered demand their voices be heard. One day, our collective prayers will be heard. And for that, I am thankful that ...
Created on 03 November 2016
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