Monthly Archive

2023

Welcome to our Archives page. On this page you will find a total of 130 of our articles broken down into Months and Years.
Volunteer spotlight: Policy intern Delia Donovan
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Volunteer spotlight: Policy intern Delia Donovan

Delia Donovan is an undergraduate student at Emmanuel College in Boston who is pursuing a bachelor's degree in political science with a minor in theater arts. She is involved with multiple groups and ... read more..
Sahiyo held its 8th Voices to END FGM/C Workshop in California
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Sahiyo held its 8th Voices to END FGM/C Workshop in California

Sahiyo is thrilled to announce the successful conclusion of our 2023 Voices to End FGM/C workshop! This collaborative endeavor, orchestrated by the dedicated teams at Sahiyo U.S., StoryCenter, and the... read more..
Sahiyo welcomes three new members to the team
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Sahiyo welcomes three new members to the team

We are eager to welcome three amazing women into our organization, who will allow us to build up our organization’s capacity in order to better meet our mission to end female genital cutting (FGC) and... read more..
Sahiyo receives grant from Ben & Jerry’s Foundation
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Sahiyo receives grant from Ben & Jerry’s Foundation

Sahiyo U.S. would like to thank our friends at Ben & Jerry’s Foundation for a core support grant award of $20,000 per year for two years. Ben & Jerry’s Foundation supports grassroots groups th... read more..
Farewell to Programs Coordinator Catherine Cox
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Farewell to Programs Coordinator Catherine Cox

For the past three years, we have been honored to have Catherine Cox, or Cate as we know her, serve as Programs Coordinator at Sahiyo U.S. In this role, Cate saw Sahiyo’s community education and outre... read more..
Sahiyo Discusses book club to hold next event in September
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Sahiyo Discusses book club to hold next event in September

Event: Sahiyo Discusses: Cut Woman by Dena Igusti Date: September 27, 2023 Tme: 7:00 PM EST Registration Link: https://bit.ly/SahiyoDiscusses   Sahiyo invites you to join the next iteration of Sa... read more..
Psychosexual Care for FGM/C Survivors: An Interview with Dr. Reham Awwad
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Psychosexual Care for FGM/C Survivors: An Interview with Dr. Reham Awwad

By Kiah Leone In celebration of World Sexual Health Day on September 4th, I had the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Awwad to learn about the types of care and support Restore offers survivors as they... read more..
A daughter’s khatna, a father’s regret: A poem in Hindi
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A daughter’s khatna, a father’s regret: A poem in Hindi

by Abbas Ali Bohari This is a heartfelt poem about a Bohra father’s greatest regret. The poet, who hails from Indore, India, spent years praying for the birth of a child and was finally blessed with a... read more..
Critical Intersections
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Critical Intersections

Examining Intersections Between Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting And Social Oppressions: A Mixed Methods Study View Scoping Review Report VIEW MIXED METHODS REPORT ... read more..
Join us in-person at Sahiyo's 2023 Activists Retreat
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Join us in-person at Sahiyo's 2023 Activists Retreat

By Umme Kulsoom Arif This September, from the 15-19th, Sahiyo will host its annual Activists Retreat in person for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. For many Sahiyo volunteers and retreat al... read more..
Research Study on Clitoral Reconstructive Surgery in Canada
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Research Study on Clitoral Reconstructive Surgery in Canada

A research study titled Clitoral Reconstructive Surgery in Canada is currently looking for interview participants who are survivors of female genital cutting and have undergone clitoral reconstructive... read more..
Training the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice on how to support survivors of FGM/C
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Training the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice on how to support survivors of FGM/C

On August 8th, Sahiyo hosted a training for the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice, titled “Cross-Collaborative Work: Incorporating Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Survivors into Support Servic... read more..
Sahiyo to launch first report from Examining Intersections Between FGM/C and other Social Oppressions Research Project
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Sahiyo to launch first report from Examining Intersections Between FGM/C and other Social Oppressions Research Project

Sahiyo is excited to announce the upcoming publication of our new report, Examining the Current State of Critical Intersections: Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting and Social oppressions. The report ex... read more..
Jo Keogh reflects on the 2023 Women Deliver Conference
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Jo Keogh reflects on the 2023 Women Deliver Conference

The Women Deliver 2023 Conference (WD 2023) took place in-person, as well as virtually, from 17-20 July 2023, in Kigali, Rwanda. The conference convened around 6,000 people in Kigali, and over 200,000... read more..
Volunteer spotlight: Development intern Sarah Rundle
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Volunteer spotlight: Development intern Sarah Rundle

Sarah is a recent UCLA graduate with an English major and Philosophy minor. Through her experiences in university and teaching abroad, she has developed a strong interest in human rights issues, parti... read more..
Sahiyo welcomes Kaneez Madraswalla as new U.S. Advisory Board Member
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Sahiyo welcomes Kaneez Madraswalla as new U.S. Advisory Board Member

Sahiyo is eager to welcome Kaneez Madraswalla as our newest U.S. Advisory Board Member. A resident of New Jersey, Kaneez Madraswalla is a trained lawyer and Vice-President of Compliance at QBE North A... read more..
Sexual pleasure after female genital cutting
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Sexual pleasure after female genital cutting

By Derrick Simiyu “Female genital cutting is practiced to control women's sexuality.” This statement was one of the first things I learned as I read through materials on Sahiyo’s website when I began ... read more..
L'Oréal Paris Inducts Ten Extraordinary Changemakers into Its Signature Philanthropic Initiative, Women of Worth
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L'Oréal Paris Inducts Ten Extraordinary Changemakers into Its Signature Philanthropic Initiative, Women of Worth

In its 18th year, the program recognizes 10 women and their commitment to addressing the nation's biggest issues through their non-profit work NEW YORK, Aug. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Tod... read more..
Sahiyo receives grant from South Asian Bar Association of North America
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Sahiyo receives grant from South Asian Bar Association of North America

Sahiyo U.S. would like to thank our friends at the South Asian Bar Association (SABA) of North America Foundation for a core support grant award of $6,500. The SABA Foundation supports access to justi... read more..
2023 Kigali Declaration launched at the Women Deliver Pre-Conference
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2023 Kigali Declaration launched at the Women Deliver Pre-Conference

Kigali, Rwanda — On July 16th, the Catalyzing Global Action to End FGM/C Women Deliver Pre-Conference (of which Sahiyo as a part of the Global Platform for Action to End FGM/C was a co-host) saw ... read more..
Volunteer spotlight: Editorial Intern Megan Seaver
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Volunteer spotlight: Editorial Intern Megan Seaver

Megan Seaver is an undergraduate student at Emmanuel College, pursuing a bachelor’s degree in writing, editing, and publishing, as well as minors in political science and gender studies. Throughout co... read more..
Applications open for the 2023 in-person Bohra Activists Retreat
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Applications open for the 2023 in-person Bohra Activists Retreat

From September 15-17th, Sahiyo U.S. will host our 7th Activists Retreat in Atlanta, Georgia. Sahiyo hosts annual Activist Retreats to bring the Bohra community together in a safe space and discuss the... read more..
Sahiyo U.S. Executive Director, Mariya Taher, receives Global Woman Award
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Sahiyo U.S. Executive Director, Mariya Taher, receives Global Woman Award

Sahiyo is excited to announce that our U.S. Executive Director, Mariya Taher, has received a Global Woman Award from the Global Woman P.E.A.C.E. Foundation, for her work in Policy Making and Legal acc... read more..
Engaging School Nurses to address the needs of survivors of FGM/C
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Engaging School Nurses to address the needs of survivors of FGM/C

On July 19th, Sahiyo Programs Coordinator Catherine Cox will be joined by Massachusetts Pediatric SANE Mildrine Tulysse for a training session at the School Nurses International Conference. This prese... read more..
Learn more about how to use Digital Storytelling for Advocacy!
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Learn more about how to use Digital Storytelling for Advocacy!

On August 1st, RTI International will host a webinar on digital storytelling with speakers Mariya Taher from Sahiyo and Amy Hill from StoryCenter. Since 2018, Sahiyo and StoryCenter have collaborated ... read more..
South Asian SOAR launches Zine
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South Asian SOAR launches Zine

In May 2023, South Asian SOAR launched a Zine to commemorate and honor the stories of 16 South Asian survivors of gender-based violence who took part in their 2022 pilot storytelling workshop. The pro... read more..
Roundtable on Systems Change to Address FGM/C Perspectives from State and Municipal Coalitions - a virtual event
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Roundtable on Systems Change to Address FGM/C Perspectives from State and Municipal Coalitions - a virtual event

On June 23rd, RTI’s Addressing Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Training and Technical Assistance Project (AFTTAP) team organized the event Roundtable on Systems Change to Address FGM/C Perspectives ... read more..
Cohosting Catalyzing Global Action to End FGM/C - A Pre-Conference at Women Deliver 2023
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Cohosting Catalyzing Global Action to End FGM/C - A Pre-Conference at Women Deliver 2023

The Women Deliver 2023 Conference (WD 2023) is taking place in-person, as well as virtually, from July 17-20th in Kigali, Rwanda. The conference is expected to convene 6,000 people in Kigali, and over... read more..
Announcing the Women Deliver 2023 Conference
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Announcing the Women Deliver 2023 Conference

The Women Deliver 2023 Conference (WD 2023) is scheduled to take place in-person, as well as virtually, from 17-20 July 2023, in Kigali, Rwanda. The conference is expected to convene 6000 people in Ki... read more..
Do I belong? Reflecting on the Activists Retreat
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Do I belong? Reflecting on the Activists Retreat

By Sakina Sharp Sahiyo’s annual Activists Retreat is a great way for both women and men connected to the Bohra community to discuss the issue of khatna, or female genital cutting (FGC). This is my thi... read more..
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