CelebrateHer: Comedy & Auction
March 7, 2025 @ All Day – This International Women’s Day, join us for a night of laughter and giving back! Virtual Auction opens March 5th and closes March 9th, 2025. Join us for a fun evening of entertainment at our annual Comedy Show on March 5th, 5 p.m. PST/ 8 p.m. EST. Learn more: Silent Auction For more information about the event, […]
CelebrateHer: Comedy & Auction
March 8, 2025 @ All Day – This International Women’s Day, join us for a night of laughter and giving back! Virtual Auction opens March 5th and closes March 9th, 2025. Join us for a fun evening of entertainment at our annual Comedy Show on March 5th, 5 p.m. PST/ 8 p.m. EST. Learn more: Silent Auction For more information about the event, […]
CelebrateHer: Comedy & Auction
March 9, 2025 @ All Day – This International Women’s Day, join us for a night of laughter and giving back! Virtual Auction opens March 5th and closes March 9th, 2025. Join us for a fun evening of entertainment at our annual Comedy Show on March 5th, 5 p.m. PST/ 8 p.m. EST. Learn more: Silent Auction For more information about the event, […]
Bhaiyo-Male Allies Quarterly Community Meeting
March 13, 2025 @ All Day – Join us for Bhaiyo-Male Allies Quarterly Community Call. This will be our first ever discussion in Hindi with Bhaiyo members based in India, where we will share Sahiyo updates, and progress in the Bhaiyo program. Bhaiyo members will have an opportunity to provide their advocacy updates, along with a chance to discuss their feedback on […]
Reframing FGM/C Through an Intersectional Lens: A CSW69 Parallel Event
March 13, 2025 @ 2:30 pm – This event will spotlight the urgent need to reframe female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) as a global crisis with significant health risks, including potential life-threatening complications. It will also recognize additional forms of FGM/C such as ‘labia pulling’ and the ‘husband stitch’, weaponising FGM/C in anti-rights and xenophobic narratives, and the role of framing in shifting […]
Trauma of Female Genital Mutilation
March 18, 2025 @ All Day – Attachment: ttt-publicity-3-18-25.pdf In this political climate with increased racism and sexism, diminishing human rights, restricted healthcare access and ongoing global migration, understanding FGM/C is critical. Participants will gain the knowledge and skills to provide culturally competent, trauma-informed care for individuals affected by FGM/C. Dr. Johnson-Agbakwu will explore its historical and socio-cultural context, health impacts, and […]
CWS69: Storytelling as a Tool for Female Genital Mutilation/ Cutting (FGM/C) Survivor-Centered Care
March 18, 2025 @ 12:30 pm – Sahiyo, AWS, and Silence Speaks are hosting a parallel event titled “Storytelling as a Tool for Female Genital Mutilation/ Cutting (FGM/C) Survivor-Centered Care” for the 69th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69). The session will feature stories from the Voices to End FGM/C program with a panel discussion, including individuals behind the stories, […]
Technical Assistance Office Hours – March ’25
March 20, 2025 @ 3:00 pm – 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 how you can get involved? If so, join us for these office hours to speak with members of the FGM/C […]
Navigating Relationships and Power Dynamics in FGM/C Work
April 17, 2025 @ 3:22 pm – This training, hosted by Sahiyo U.S. and the U.S. End FGM/C Network, will explore the complex power dynamics at play across multiple societal levels, from individual to institutional structures, that impact how FGM/C is understood, addressed, and prevented. The session will be facilitated by Healing Equity United, an organization specializing in power dynamics, systemic inequities, […]
FGC 101 Training with AWS Volunteers
April 19, 2025 @ All Day – Description: Female genital cutting (FGM/C) is a reality for many women and girls across different communities in the United States. Unfortunately, silence is an inherent part of this type of gender-based violence (GBV) that can lead to lifelong physical and emotional health consequences. This training will explore how FGC relates to other forms of GBV […]