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41. Advocacy & Travel Award
(Programs)
... with other organizations, policymakers, and activists in the field.   Types of Projects:  The award also supports FGM/C-focused projects, including: Research Projects: Public health studies, community ...
Created on 14 August 2024
42. Sahiyo is thrilled The Gambia decided to keep the FGC ban in place!
(News & Blog)
... Press she celebrated with others in front of parliament. “It's such a huge sense of relief, but I believe this is just the beginning of the work.” We’d like to thank our fellow activists and the myriad ...
Created on 23 July 2024
43. Reflecting on Our Father’s Day Bhaiyo Campaign
(News & Blog)
... Bhaiyo, launched a campaign to help survivors and activists have productive conversations with the men in their lives about FGC. Throughout June and into July, we shared videos, quotes and articles on ...
Created on 18 July 2024
44. A Conversation On Intersectionality: Sahiyo and The U.S. Network Launch Pilot Project
(News & Blog)
... out bi-weekly discussion questions to both organization’s respective listservs; these questions prompt activists and allies within the anti-FGC field to consider intersections between different social ...
Created on 18 July 2024
45. That Old Familiar Violence - Reflecting on AAS 2024
(News & Blog)
... survivors and did not have the emotional courage to put out a call for voices. I was familiar with activist artist and writer Dena Igusti, whose work and open existence as a non-binary survivor was what ...
Created on 18 July 2024
46. Volunteer Spotlight: Policy Intern Juliet Shires
(News & Blog)
Juliet Shires is a rising junior at San Diego State University studying English with minors in Political Science and French. She is passionate about making meaningful policy changes accompanied by comprehensive ...
Created on 11 July 2024
47. Sahiyo's U.S. Executive Director will discuss transnational FGC at the United Nations in Genev
(News & Blog)
... are just some of the challenges activists face in working to prevent it.  The moderator for this event is Divya Srinivasan, the Global Lead on Ending Harmful Practices at Equality Now. Speakers include:  ...
Created on 28 June 2024
48. Reflecting on the Activist Retreat
(News & Blog)
... of the medical issues that come up with FGC, and that was extremely impactful. How do you think this retreat will inform your work as an activist?   This retreat helped me clarify the next steps for ...
Created on 28 May 2024
49. Impactful Media Reporting on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in the United States: A Reflection on our April 17, 2024 Webinar
(News & Blog)
... activists, but also film the Activist Retreat which is put on by Sahiyo in New York, [as well as help a D.C.\survivors support group for African women, and a training for law enforcement on how to look ...
Created on 21 May 2024
50. Sahiyo staff spotlight: Editorial Coordinator Sheena Vasani
(News & Blog)
...  I actually stumbled upon Sahiyo years ago while launching a mental health section as an activist writing for a South Asian publication called Brown Girl Magazine. Mariya had contributed a poignant blog ...
Created on 20 May 2024
51. Reflections after sharing my story during the Psychosocial Impacts of FGM/C Webinar
(News & Blog)
... topic is one that energizes and exhausts me at the same time. I wanted to expand on this, because as an activist and a survivor these two roles are often at odds. It’s hard to do the work, when the work ...
Created on 19 May 2024
52. Sahiyo Discusses: Seven by Farzana Doctor (2021-10-01)
(Events Calendar/Sahiyo Discusses: Seven by Farzana Doctor)
... to bring people together through literature, art, and media, this club will host quarterly meetings to bring together activists and allies in Sahiyo’s network to discuss the chosen piece of media. With ...
Created on 29 November 2021
53. Intersectionality: Female Genital Mutilation and Racism (2021-11-09)
(Events Calendar/Intersectionality: Female Genital Mutilation and Racism)
... and Racism.” The webinar was an event of the GFLJD Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Legal Working Group. The panel of speakers was composed of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) experts and activists ...
Created on 12 December 2021
54. How to Stop The Rising Trend of Medicalisation of Female Genital Cutting in Asia (2022-01-20)
(Events Calendar/How to Stop The Rising Trend of Medicalisation of Female Genital Cutting in Asia)
... Genital Cutting in Asia,’ featuring a panel discussion with medical experts and gender rights activists from India and Singapore who specialise in sexual and reproductive health. The medicalisation of ...
Created on 13 January 2022
55. Sahiyo Discusses: A Fractured Life by Shabnam Samuel (2022-02-06)
(Events Calendar/Sahiyo Discusses: A Fractured Life by Shabnam Samuel)
... hosts quarterly meetings with activists and allies in Sahiyo’s network to discuss a  chosen piece of media. With themes including feminism, equality, bodily autonomy, women-centered movements, and sexual ...
Created on 21 January 2022
56. The Impact of Laws and Use of Multi-Sectoral Approach (MSA) to eliminate FGM (2022-02-16)
(Events Calendar/The Impact of Laws and Use of Multi-Sectoral Approach (MSA) to eliminate FGM)
... issues.  Join Equality Now and women’s rights activists, survivors, and human rights practitioners for a discussion on the importance and the role of law and MSA in the elimination of FGM. https:/ ...
Created on 06 February 2022
57. 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))
... two million girls will be subjected to the practice in the coming years. The panel discussion will bring together a legal practitioner, a journalist, and an activist working towards gender equality and ...
Created on 25 April 2022
58. Understanding Social Norms to End Female Genital Cutting (2022-07-01)
(Events Calendar/Understanding Social Norms to End Female Genital Cutting)
... journey to end FGC. Our event will be moderated by Sahiyo co-founder, Aarefa Johari. Based in Mumbai, Aarefa is a Sahiyo co-founder and activist against Female Genital Cutting. She is also a talented ...
Created on 29 June 2022
59. 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)
... Igusti (they/them) is a queer non-binary Indonesian Muslim poet, playwright, filmmaker, producer, and FGC survivor & activist born and raised in Queens, New York. They are the author of CUT WOMAN (Game ...
Created on 29 June 2022
60. Voices to End FGM/C 2022: Spring Cohort Video Screening (2022-08-24)
(Events Calendar/Voices to End FGM/C 2022: Spring Cohort Video Screening)
... a digital storytelling project created by StoryCenter and Sahiyo, aims to mobilize a critical mass of storytellers and activists from across the globe. Voices brings people together to share and heal from ...
Created on 25 July 2022