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 expand the scope of our work! Aries Nuño, a seasoned volunteer with Sahiyo, joins us now as our Training […]
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 throughout the U.S. and its territories that are led by the people most impacted by the legacies of white supremacy culture, as […]
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 outreach program, including training and technical assistance, grow and blossom. It is thus with great excitement and some sadness too, […]
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 Sahiyo Discusses! Designed to bring people together through literature, art, and media, Sahiyo Discusses hosts meetings with activists and allies in Sahiyo’s network to discuss a […]
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 navigate their relationships with their bodies, their partners, and themselves. The results of this discussion will be shared […]
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 daughter. A few years later, he found out that she had been subjected to khatna, or female genital […]
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 alumni, it will be the first time in several years that activists, volunteers, and survivors will meet in person; we would love to […]
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 surgery and/or those who have not yet undergone this procedure but are interested in doing so. Active recruitment for this study will remain open until May 2024. Who […]
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 Services in Virginia.” Even with growing recognition of FGC in the U.S., many service-providers, including law enforcement, are not adequately equipped to address FGC in the United States. This training provided […]
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 explores how different forms of oppression intersect to limit survivors’ access to resources, as well as how the work to end FGM/C is connected to other themes across […]