Monthly Archive

May 2020

Welcome to our Archives page. On this page you will find a total of 8 of our articles broken down into Months and Years.

Sahiyo hosts third annual Activist Retreat

31 May

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Sahiyo hosts third annual Activist Retreat

Sahiyo held its third annual Activist Retreat in the United States via Zoom from April 10-12. The aim of the retreat was to continue to work toward building a network of U.S.-based Bohra activists aga... read more..

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27 May

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Voices Series: Why we must continue to protect our girls

This blog is part of a series of reflective essays by participants of the Voices to End FGM/C workshops run by Sahiyo and StoryCenter. Through residential and online work... read more..

26 May

News & Blog

Sahiyo

FGM/C in sports: Why some female athletes are being coerced into partial clitoridectomy

By Zahra Qaiyumi Imagine you are a professional female athlete who is told that you must agree to undergo a partial clitoridectomy in order to continue participating in your sport. This might so... read more..

Voices Series: How I reconnected with my purpose through storytelling

20 May

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Voices Series: How I reconnected with my purpose through storytelling

This blog is part of a series of reflective essays by participants of the Voices to End FGM/C workshops run by Sahiyo and StoryCenter. Through residential and online workshops... read more..

12 May

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Why are we doing this? A Thaal pe Charcha participant questions female genital cutting

By Anonymous Country of Residence: India Age: 32 I have been part of the Sahiyo Thaal Pe Charcha group meetings for a while and have found it an eye-opening concept. The more I’ve been involved, ... read more..

How COVID-19 may increase gender-based violence, including FGM/C

11 May

News & Blog

Sahiyo

How COVID-19 may increase gender-based violence, including FGM/C

The UNFPA and UNICEF Joint Program on the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) released a technical note about how the COVID-19 pandemic may affect women and girls adversely in reg... read more..

Sahiyo Partner Organization Highlight: StoryCenter

11 May

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Sahiyo Partner Organization Highlight: StoryCenter

StoryCenter creates spaces for transforming lives and communities, through the acts of listening to and sharing stories as a vehicle for education, community mobilization, and advocacy. Since 1993, th... read more..

05 May

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Voices Series: Why I'm grateful for sharing my story of Female Genital Cutting

This blog is part of a series of reflective essays by participants of the Voices to End FGM/C workshops run by Sahiyo and StoryCenter. Through residential and online work... read more..