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1. Positive Masculinity; A Critical Tool in the Movement to End FGM/C
(News & Blog)
By Brad Mazon, PhD. Brad is a Bhaiyo volunteer, nonprofit consultant, husband, father, and an advocate against female genital mutilation/cutting worldwide. I had the opportunity to attend two webinars ...
Created on 20 February 2025
2. The Washington Coalition to End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Interview Series: Amie Kujabi
(News & Blog)
By: Sara Khattak Recently, policy interns at Sahiyo have been interviewing members of the Washington Coalition to End FGM/C to learn more about coalition member’s important work toward creating policy ...
Created on 19 November 2024
3. On My Own Terms
(News & Blog)
Why did you want to attend the workshop and share your story? I've had the opportunity to talk about my experience with female genital mutilation (FGM) and the ways in which it has impacted my life and ...
Created on 05 November 2024
4. I Am SORRY!
(News & Blog)
By Isatou Jeng For over a decade, I have used my voice and my story as a survivor of FGM/C to raise awareness around the issue. I started at a time when it was considered too "shameful" to share my personal ...
Created on 05 November 2024
5. The Connecticut Coalition to End FGM/C Interview Series: Caitlin LeMay
(News & Blog)
 By: Juliet Shires Policy interns at Sahiyo have been interviewing members of the Connecticut (CT) Coalition to End FGM/C to learn more about them and their important work. Recently, Sahiyo’s policy ...
Created on 20 August 2024
6. Sahiyo is thrilled The Gambia decided to keep the FGC ban in place!
(News & Blog)
In case you haven’t heard, the Gambian authorities decided to keep the FGC ban in place and the Sahiyo community couldn’t be more thrilled! If the ban had been repealed, Gambia would have become the first ...
Created on 23 July 2024
7. 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
8. Key takeaways from the “From Rhetoric to Reality: Closing the Funding Gap to End FGM/C” event
(News & Blog)
By Sheena Vasani and Mariya Taher It’s hard to believe, but in monetary terms, all it could take to avert one case of FGM/C is $95 – roughly the cost many of us pay for a year or so of Netflix. Despite ...
Created on 09 May 2024
9. A Recap: Public Screening of the Voices 8th Cohort Digital Stories
(News & Blog)
On March 27th, we hosted a screening of nine digital stories as part of the 8th cohort of the Voices to End FGM/C program. This gathering showcased the powerful narratives of survivors, allies, and advocates ...
Created on 11 April 2024
10. Our Fight to End FGM in The Gambia: Who is Listening?
(News & Blog)
By: Jaha Dukureh, a Gambian anti-female genital mutilation campaigner and the founder and executive director of Safe Hands for Girls. Jaha was named TIME Magazine's 100 Most Influential People for 2016 ...
Created on 02 April 2024
11. UNICEF releases new data on global prevalence of FGM/C
(News & Blog)
By Rachel Wine On March 8th, 2024, UNICEF released Female Genital Mutilation: A Global Concern, a new report with updated data on the global prevalence of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). Compared ...
Created on 21 March 2024
12. Musuya (Womanhood)
(News & Blog)
“I believe they don't really know what it is and how it is conducted, the procedures, and the negative impact that it has… It will be easy to say ‘don’t ban FGM’ when you don’t know what happened in there.”  ...
Created on 12 January 2024
13. It's a Marathon, Not a Rac
(News & Blog)
By Amie Kujabi I am an FGM/C survivor. For the past two decades, my advocacy on FGM/C has been centered around other survivors and girls at risk—but never have I shared my story. A story that shaped ...
Created on 12 January 2024
14. 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
15. Locating female genital cutting through films and documentaries
(News & Blog)
By Debangana Chatterjee Though films and documentaries related to female genital cutting (FGC) promise to uphold the realities surrounding the subject, there are undeniable strings of subjective interpretations ...
Created on 19 February 2019
16. I Said It Loudly: I am an FGM Survivor. Meeting FGM Survivors for the First Time Was My Cursed Blessing
(News & Blog)
(Note: The following blog was written by a survivor who attended a meeting, the topic of which was on mental health and FGC. Her story highlights the power of storytelling and how it helps break the isolation ...
Created on 03 April 2018
17. Sahiyo participates in the End Violence Against Girls Summit on FGM/C
(News & Blog)
Sahiyo’s Mariya Taher and Insia Dariwala participated in the End Violence Against Girls: Summit on FGM/C in Washington, DC on December 2, at the U.S. Institute of Peace.   ...
Created on 14 December 2016
18. Sahiyo heads to Senegal for Tostan Training Centre
(News & Blog)
Sahiyo is pleased to announce that Mariya and Shaheeda will be attending the upcoming Tostan Training Centre (TTC) in Senegal this July as Orchid Project Fellows. Over the past 25 years, Tostan has ...
Created on 09 July 2016
19. I’m A Survivor of Female Genital Cutting and I’m Speaking Out – As Others Must Too
(News & Blog)
(This story originally appeared on the Guardian.com on February 8, 2016 and reappeared on the U.S. State Department’s official blog on June 1, 2016. It is republished here with permission).   By Maryum ...
Created on 10 June 2016
20. New U.S. CDC Study Still Under Reports FGC in this Country
(News & Blog)
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released an updated report on the estimate of women and girls at risk or those who have undergone FGC living in the United States. To read the ...
Created on 06 March 2016