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.
More Than A Survivor: Celebrating Queer Joy
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More Than A Survivor: Celebrating Queer Joy

At Sahiyo, we believe in creating a space where all voices are heard and celebrated. We acknowledge the unique experiences of Queer survivors within the FGC community and aim to provide support, inclu... read more..
Dear Maasi: Why it is that women who have gone through FGM/C continue to do it to their young ones?
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Dear Maasi: Why it is that women who have gone through FGM/C continue to do it to their young ones?

Dear Maasi is a column about everything you wanted to know about sex and relationships but were afraid to ask! It’s a partnership between Sahiyo and WeSpeakOut, and is for all of us who have ques... read more..
Building a NASW approved trainings for Social Workers
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Building a NASW approved trainings for Social Workers

On May 30th, RTI International hosted a training for social workers on female genital cutting (FGC). Recognizing that many first responders and clinical providers in the U.S. are not adequately equipp... read more..
Volunteer Spotlight: Events & Programs Intern Derrick Simiyu
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Volunteer Spotlight: Events & Programs Intern Derrick Simiyu

Derrick Simiyu is a programs, monitoring and evaluation professional and passionate about upholding women’s rights and gender equality which drove him to volunteering in a community based organisation... read more..
Six Tips for Stress Reduction: Exercising Your Vagus Nerve to Heal Pelvic Pain
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Six Tips for Stress Reduction: Exercising Your Vagus Nerve to Heal Pelvic Pain

Originally written by  Serenity Serafini, PT, DPT May is Pelvic Pain Awareness Month. Pelvic pain has been reported by some individuals after undergoing the harmful practice of female genital cut... read more..
Applications open to join the 2023 Voices to End FGM/C hybrid digital storytelling workshop cohort!
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Applications open to join the 2023 Voices to End FGM/C hybrid digital storytelling workshop cohort!

Sahiyo U.S., StoryCenter, and Asian Women’s Shelter would like to announce that recruitment is open for our 2023 Voices to End FGM/C hybrid digital storytelling workshop.  Since 2015, Sahiyo has ... read more..
Mindful Movement for Pelvic Pain
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Mindful Movement for Pelvic Pain

By Body Harmony Physical Therapy May is Pelvic Pain Awareness Month. Pelvic pain has been reported by some individuals after undergoing the harmful practice of female genital cutting (FGC). This can i... read more..
Reflecting on Investing in Girls and Women: Unleashing the Power of Philanthropy to End FGM/C
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Reflecting on Investing in Girls and Women: Unleashing the Power of Philanthropy to End FGM/C

By Derrick Simiyu After attending the webinar Investing in Girls and Women: Unleashing the Power of Philanthropy to End FGM/C, I learned about challenges related to funding programs for those affected... read more..
Training the Prince George’s County Health Department on FGC
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Training the Prince George’s County Health Department on FGC

On April 28th, Karen McDonnell, Associate Professor at George Washington University’s Milken Institute School of Public Health partnered with Sahiyo Cofounder Mariya Taher to provide a training for ne... read more..
SAHIYO JOINS OVER 40 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS SERVING SEXUAL ASSAULT AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS IN $13.2 MILLION AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN INITIATIVE
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SAHIYO JOINS OVER 40 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS SERVING SEXUAL ASSAULT AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS IN $13.2 MILLION AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN INITIATIVE

ARP Support for Survivors Program supports culturally-specific, community-based projects supporting survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault from Asian and Pacific Islander Communities in the... read more..
More Than A Survivor: Celebrating Queer Joy Campaign
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More Than A Survivor: Celebrating Queer Joy Campaign

At Sahiyo, we recognize that our work to end female genital cutting (FGC) does not exist outside of Queer liberation, and members of the survivor community who are Queer have distinct experiences that... read more..
Tufts University hosts panel to raise awareness of FGC
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Tufts University hosts panel to raise awareness of FGC

On April 14th, Sahiyo U.S.'s Mariya Taher was invited to speak at a panel discussion on female genital cutting (FGC) by Women in International Relations (WIIR), an organization that is part of Tufts’ ... read more..
Volunteer Spotlight: Programs Intern Hannah Manucal
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Volunteer Spotlight: Programs Intern Hannah Manucal

Hannah is a lifelong lover of writing and a recent graduate from California State University, East Bay, where she earned a B.A. in English. She believes in the powerful use of storytelling to produce ... read more..
Exploring Canadian physicians’ experiences providing FGC-related care
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Exploring Canadian physicians’ experiences providing FGC-related care

By Kiah Leone As countries like the United States, Canada, Australia, and others become increasingly aware of the practice of female genital cutting (FGC) and its presence in their country, their heal... read more..
FGM/C 101 for Social Workers Virtual Training
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FGM/C 101 for Social Workers Virtual Training

On May 30th, RTI International will hostg a virtual workshop to educate those in the social work profession on female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C).  This workshop, approved by the National ... read more..
The overturning of Roe v. Wade and its implications for survivors of FGC
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The overturning of Roe v. Wade and its implications for survivors of FGC

By Trisha Kini On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court made the devastating decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, thus denying women and those assigned female at birth (AFAB) the right to safe abortions ... read more..
Policy Outreach, Education, and Advocacy
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Policy Outreach, Education, and Advocacy

Policy Outreach, Education, and Advocacy Since its founding in 2015, Sahiyo has supported policy work to address female genital cutting (FGC) at the global, national, state, and local levels. We re... read more..
Sahiyo holds first Voices to End FGM/C Healing Circle
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Sahiyo holds first Voices to End FGM/C Healing Circle

On March 13th, Sahiyo held our first Voices to End FGM/C Healing Circle in partnership with StoryCenter and Asian Women’s Shelter. As the Voices to End FGM/C project has grown over the past 5 years wi... read more..
Sahiyo Announces it’s 8th Voices to End FGM/C Digital Storytelling Workshop
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Sahiyo Announces it’s 8th Voices to End FGM/C Digital Storytelling Workshop

Sahiyo is happy to announce we’re hosting our first hybrid-format Voices to End FGM/C Digital Storytelling Workshop this August 2023! During this workshop, each participant will learn to create their ... read more..
Upcoming screening of the Fall 2022 Voices To End FGM/C digital stories 
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Upcoming screening of the Fall 2022 Voices To End FGM/C digital stories 

 Our latest stories from the 7th Voices to End FGM/C Digital Storytelling Workshop have been released! Sahiyo, StoryCenter, and Asian Women’s Shelter will be hosting a screening of these newest v read more..
Sahiyo spotlight: Incoming U.S. Advisory Board Chair Zehra Patwa
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Sahiyo spotlight: Incoming U.S. Advisory Board Chair Zehra Patwa

Zehra Patwa, Sahiyo U.S. Advisory Board Chair, is the Co-Founder and U.S. Lead of WeSpeakOut, an organization that strives to work for equal rights for Bohra women in all spheres of life, sp... read more..
Volunteer spotlight: Editorial Intern Cecilia Mwakenya
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Volunteer spotlight: Editorial Intern Cecilia Mwakenya

Cecilia Mwakenya is a journalist, and a recent graduate from Rural Aid Kenya, where she pursued a diploma in communications (broadcast option). Previously, she worked as a social media volunteer at Tu... read more..
Washington State becomes 41st state to pass law against FGM/C
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Washington State becomes 41st state to pass law against FGM/C

Sahiyo, as part of the Washington Coalition to End FGM/C, is ecstatic to announce that on April 20th, 2023, Washington state Governor Jay Inslee signed Senate Bill 5453 concerning female genital mutil... read more..
Not allowing my story on female genital mutilation/cutting to be hidden anymore
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Not allowing my story on female genital mutilation/cutting to be hidden anymore

By Anonymous Why did you want to attend the workshop and share your story? I attended the workshop to finally tell my story and give it the voice it deserves. I have never talked about my experience b... read more..
Sahiyo releases seven new Voices to End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting videos created by survivors and advocates 
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Sahiyo releases seven new Voices to End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting videos created by survivors and advocates 

“I’m so grateful for Sahiyo, and for the Voices to End FGM/C project for providing me with the platform to bring this story out of the darkness. Nearly two decades later, I am still healing and workin... read more..
Reflecting on Sahiyo’s International Women's Day Celebration & Silent Auction
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Reflecting on Sahiyo’s International Women's Day Celebration & Silent Auction

Thank you to everyone who participated in Sahiyo's inaugural International Women's Day Celebration & Silent Auction! We are truly grateful for the show of support. With the help of our incredible ... read more..
Who are you, really?
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Who are you, really?

By Umme I play a lot of video games. I watch even more video essays about video games. Written and recorded by people who’ve made careers out of literary analysis, these videos feel a bit like a virtu... read more..
Full circle: A bridge from the political to the personal
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Full circle: A bridge from the political to the personal

BBy Lakshmi Anantnarayan I recently attended Sahiyo and Story Center’s Voices to End FGM/C Digital Storytelling workshop to share my experience as an anti-female genital mutilation (FGM) adv... read more..
Trusting Me
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Trusting Me

By Muna Osman Why did you want to attend the workshop and share your story? I first found out about the Voices workshop when I met with Mariya. The meeting was in a different setting; I had no idea ab... read more..
Moving Forward
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Moving Forward

By Nazneen Vasi The topic of Khatna, also known as female genital cutting (FGC), has always been interesting. Within my family,  there are those who are against it, and those who support it. It i... read more..
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