Monthly Archive

July 2023

Welcome to our Archives page. On this page you will find a total of 10 of our articles broken down into Months and Years.

2023 Kigali Declaration launched at the Women Deliver Pre-Conference

20 Jul

News & Blog

Sahiyo

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

20 Jul

News & Blog

Sahiyo

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

17 Jul

News & Blog

Sahiyo

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

17 Jul

News & Blog

Sahiyo

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

17 Jul

News & Blog

Sahiyo

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!

17 Jul

News & Blog

Sahiyo

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..

17 Jul

News & Blog

Sahiyo

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

17 Jul

News & Blog

Sahiyo

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

17 Jul

News & Blog

Sahiyo

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

03 Jul

News & Blog

Sahiyo

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..