Monthly Archive

January 2020

Welcome to our Archives page. On this page you will find a total of 6 of our articles broken down into Months and Years.

14 Jan

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Intern Spotlight: Sahiyo Social Media Intern Farhan Zia

Farhan Zia joined Sahiyo’s team as a social media intern in 2019. He is an undergraduate student reading the law at Jindal Global Law School, in O.P. Jindal Global University, India. He researches the... read more..

How Melinda Gates’ Moment of Lift addresses female genital cutting

12 Jan

News & Blog

Sahiyo

How Melinda Gates’ Moment of Lift addresses female genital cutting

By Kristin Pepper In December 2019, our book club discussed Melinda Gates’ book, Moment of Lift, and experienced firsthand Melinda’s process ourselves. One of our members knew that the book mentioned ... read more..

Taking the anti-FGC movement forward, with Thaal Pe Charcha participants

12 Jan

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Taking the anti-FGC movement forward, with Thaal Pe Charcha participants

On 17th November 2018, Sahiyo hosted its seventh Thaal Pe Charcha (loosely translated as “discussions over food”) in Mumbai, India, with a diverse group of 17 participants. TPC is a flagship Sahiyo pr... read more..

When Thaal Pe Charcha participants met Mumbai's Veteran Activists

12 Jan

News & Blog

Sahiyo

When Thaal Pe Charcha participants met Mumbai's Veteran Activists

On 4th August 2018, Sahiyo hosted its sixth Thaal Pe Charcha (loosely translated as “discussions over food”) in Mumbai, India. TPC is a flagship Sahiyo program where Bohra women are brought together i... read more..

'I have convinced my friends to refrain from Female Genital Cutting'

12 Jan

News & Blog

Sahiyo

'I have convinced my friends to refrain from Female Genital Cutting'

On January 27, 2018, Sahiyo hosted its fourth Thaal Pe Charcha (loosely translated as “discussions over food”) in Mumbai, India, with a diverse group of 18 participants. TPC is a flagship Sahiyo ... read more..

11 Jan

News & Blog

Sahiyo

The movement to end FGM/C: Looking back at the 2010s and looking forward in 2020

By Sahiyo 2020 is here, and we at Sahiyo are excited. 2020 brings with it not just a new year, but the dawn of a new decade of hope and hard work for our global movement to end female genital cutting ... read more..