Monthly Archive

Welcome to our Archives page. On this page you will find a total of 1099 of our articles broken down into Months and Years.
Celebrating October 11th - International Day of the Girl Child
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Celebrating October 11th - International Day of the Girl Child

This October 11th marked the Tenth Annual Day of the Girl Child, a day created by the United Nations General Assembly to highlight girls’ empowerment and promotion of their rights as well as to addres... read more..
South Asian SOAR releases national report, includes female genital cutting
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South Asian SOAR releases national report, includes female genital cutting

This October, South Asian SOAR (Survivors, Organizations, and Allies — Rising, or SOAR), released the Together We Rise report. This collective of survivors, 30+ organizations, and allies, of which Sah... read more..
Bhaiyo Mohammad Chappalwala to be awarded Donald A. Strong Man of The Year Award
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Bhaiyo Mohammad Chappalwala to be awarded Donald A. Strong Man of The Year Award

On October 14th, Mohammad Chappalwala, a Bhaiyo (male ally), will be virtually presented with the Donald A. Strong Man of The Year award by the Global Woman P.E.A.C.E. Foundation. Mr. Chappalwala, who... read more..
Volunteer spotlight: Development intern Anaïs Furukawa
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Volunteer spotlight: Development intern Anaïs Furukawa

Anaïs' deep interest in giving a platform to voices that need to be heard and stories that need to be told led her to pursue and earn her B.A. in journalism at California State University, Northridge.... read more..
Research: The impact of integrating FGM/C within domestic violence support services
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Research: The impact of integrating FGM/C within domestic violence support services

By Sarrah Hussain For my undergraduate honors thesis, I am working with Sahiyo and Asian’s Women’s Shelter (AWS) to better understand support services for survivors of female genital mutilation/cutt... read more..
Support Sahiyo in our work to uplift and protect girls on the Tenth Annual International Day of the Girl Child
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Support Sahiyo in our work to uplift and protect girls on the Tenth Annual International Day of the Girl Child

By Meg Sinnott This October 11th marks the Tenth Annual Day of the Girl Child, a day created by the United Nations General Assembly to highlight girls’ empowerment and promotion of their rights as wel... read more..
FGC Survivor Support Line
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FGC Survivor Support Line

Support Line for Survivors of FGM/C in the United States The support line is open to receive calls from those impacted by female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) in the United States, including s... read more..
Training and Technical Assistance
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Training and Technical Assistance

Training and Technical Assistance Sahiyo offers training and technical assistance (T&TA) to educate and build the capacity of service providers and front-line professionals on female genital cutt... read more..
Volunteer spotlight: Jessica Ladi Ibrahim Puri
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Volunteer spotlight: Jessica Ladi Ibrahim Puri

Jessica is a Ph.D. candidate at Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, and an instructor for Field Studies in Public Health at Northwestern University. She received a Bachelor of Scienc... read more..
Why are Indian ethics committees still hesitant to approve studies on FGM/C? 
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Why are Indian ethics committees still hesitant to approve studies on FGM/C? 

By Dr. Alifya In the past year, while making arduous efforts to obtain ethical approval for my research, I have come to understand the answer I was continuously receiving. “No.”  My colleague and... read more..
Moving Connecticut ahead: Protecting girls from Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting 
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Moving Connecticut ahead: Protecting girls from Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting 

Date: Sep 29, 2022 Time: 1 PM to 2:30 PM EST (90 mins) Registration Link: bit.ly/MovingCTAhead In partnership with the Connecticut Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and Opportun... read more..
Moving Connecticut ahead: Protecting girls from FGM/C
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Moving Connecticut ahead: Protecting girls from FGM/C

Date: Thursday, September 29, 2022 Time: 1:00 PM EST  Registration Link: bit.ly/MovingCTAhead    This webinar, sponsored by Sahiyo, The Connecticut Coalition to End Female Genital Mutil... read more..
Sahiyo’s Inaugural International Women’s Day Celebration & Silent Auction
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Sahiyo’s Inaugural International Women’s Day Celebration & Silent Auction

Dates: Wednesday, March 08 - Sunday, March 12, 2023 Website Link: https://sahiyo.org/get-involved/events/sahiyo-silent-auction.html Item Donation Link: https://forms.gle/b7cHAALDU8QemtSi6   ... read more..
CelebrateHer: Comedy & Auction
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CelebrateHer: Comedy & Auction

 Virtual Auction opens March 5th and closes March 9th, 2025. Join us for a fun evening of entertainment at our annual Comedy Show on March 5th, 5 p.m. PST/ 8 p.m. EST. 2025 Sp read more..
Get Involved by Joining Sahiyo’s Giving Circle
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Get Involved by Joining Sahiyo’s Giving Circle

Sahiyo’s Giving Circle is a community of donors committed to providing dialogue, education, and collaboration to end female genital cutting all year long through a monthly donation. Monthly giving is ... read more..
An Emergency Within an Emergency: The Crises of Climate Change and Female Genital Cutting
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An Emergency Within an Emergency: The Crises of Climate Change and Female Genital Cutting

Date: September 16th, 2022 Time: 9 am EST Register here today: https://bit.ly/AnEmergencyWithinAnEmergency    It is an understood global reality that women and girls are facing the harshest ... read more..
Volunteer spotlight: Editorial intern Urvashi Sharma
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Volunteer spotlight: Editorial intern Urvashi Sharma

  Urvashi is a senior at The Madeira School in Mclean, VA. She has been volunteering with Sahiyo since 2020, and is looking forward to taking her involvement one step further throu read more..
PRESS RELEASE: Sahiyo & Asian Women’s Shelter Collaborate to Inform Crisis Line for Survivors of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
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PRESS RELEASE: Sahiyo & Asian Women’s Shelter Collaborate to Inform Crisis Line for Survivors of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting

This International Women's Equality Day Sahiyo and Asian Women’s Shelter Launch Nations First Community-Based, Culturally Responsive Hotline to Support Survivors of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting! ... read more..
How to have a dialogue: Storytelling & Conversations
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How to have a dialogue: Storytelling & Conversations

By Huda Syyed It took me a while to realise that research isn’t just about crunching numbers and gathering quantitative data. When dealing with issues such as female genital cutting (FGC), human inter... read more..
Sahiyo's Giving Circle
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Sahiyo's Giving Circle

GIVE THE GIFT OF EMPOWERMENT WHAT IS SAHIYO’S GIVING CIRCLE? Sahiyo’s Giving Circle is a community of donors committed to providing dialogue, education, and collaboratio... read more..
Volunteer spotlight: Programs intern Trisha Kini
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Volunteer spotlight: Programs intern Trisha Kini

Trisha is a recent graduate of UMass Amherst, with majors in public health and biology. She is passionate about health policy, health equity, and is a strong advocate for women’s rights. She currently... read more..
Conversation with a Bhaiyo: Advising a concerned father
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Conversation with a Bhaiyo: Advising a concerned father

By Urvashi Sharma I recently spoke with Mohammad Chappalwala about being a Bhaiyo, or male ally, and some of his experiences. It was a great opportunity to learn more about Mohammad’s story, and the w... read more..
Introducing a community-based, culturally-responsive Support Line for FGC survivors 
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Introducing a community-based, culturally-responsive Support Line for FGC survivors 

This past year, Sahiyo has collaborated with Asian Women’s Shelter (AWS) on a number of trainings to educate staff, volunteers, and crisis line workers on the impact of FGC in the United States, as we... read more..
FGC in the United States: How Americans can help end this practice 
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FGC in the United States: How Americans can help end this practice 

By Katie Geren Female genital cutting (FGC) is a global issue. It happens in many countries, including the United States, though that is not often common knowledge here. I learned about FGC for the fi... read more..
Voices to End FGM/C 2022: Spring Cohort Video Screening
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Voices to End FGM/C 2022: Spring Cohort Video Screening

Date: August 24th  Time: 12 noon PDT, 3 PM EDT (U.S.) Registration link: https://bit.ly/Voices2022Screening    On Wednesday, August 24th at 12 noon PDT / 3 PM EDT, Sahiyo will host a sc... read more..
Share your story! Join the Voices to End FGM/C Fall 2022 Online Digital Storytelling Workshop
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Share your story! Join the Voices to End FGM/C Fall 2022 Online Digital Storytelling Workshop

Sahiyo is excited to announce that applications are open for our Fall 2022 Voices to End FGM/C online digital storytelling workshop, as part of our continued partnership with StoryCenter, a non-profit... read more..
Sahiyo Discusses book club holds next event in September
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Sahiyo Discusses book club holds next event in September

Event: Sahiyo Discusses: You Still Look the Same by Farzana Doctor Date: September 21, 2022 Time: 7:00 PM EST Registration Link: https://bit.ly/SahiyoDiscusses   Sahiyo invites you to join the ne... read more..
Activists Retreat Reflection: What community means to me
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Activists Retreat Reflection: What community means to me

By Zehra Patwa My fifth experience at the Sahiyo Bohra Activists Retreat in June 2022 was, once again, eye opening, supportive, and so much fun; in particular, because I met a whole new set of North A... read more..
Volunteer spotlight: Development Intern Shatize Pope
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Volunteer spotlight: Development Intern Shatize Pope

Shatize is a senior working towards her BA at Columbia University in New York. She is majoring in Human Rights with a specialisation in women’s studies and looking forward to attending NYU for law sch... read more..
Reflecting on A Quiet Violence: Navigating Female Genital Cutting as an LGBTQ+ Survivor
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Reflecting on A Quiet Violence: Navigating Female Genital Cutting as an LGBTQ+ Survivor

By Trisha Kini On June 23rd, Sahiyo hosted their webinar A Quiet Violence: Navigating Female Genital Cutting as an LGBTQ+ Survivor in honor of LGBTQ+ pride month. The event was moderated by Sahiyo U.S... read more..
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