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 Sahiyo is planning our first ever virtual silent auction fundraising event to raise $15K in support of our work to end female genital cutting (FGC). The auction will open on Wednesday, March 8, 2023 and close on Sunday, […]
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 a simple but effective way to increase your overall impact through a planned, recurring donation. Much like paying any household expense automatically, you can easily […]
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 impacts of climate change, and activists across the world continue to fight for the inclusion of women and girls in climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies. Yet, too […]
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! Across the United States, the Centers for Disease Control estimates over half a million women and girls are impacted or at risk of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). Yet, few resources exist […]
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 interaction and communication can play a more important role than numbers; to open up and speak about one’s experience of FGC requires a […]
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 works in health policy at a cancer research organization, and hopes to pursue a profession in health law in the future. She […]
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 work he has done towards ending FGC. This story is just one example of the necessity for men to stand up […]
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 well as how to support survivors of FGC. The goal of this collaborative project between Sahiyo and AWS is to address […]
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 first time in one of my college communication classes, and was surprised I had never heard of the practice before. I […]
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 screening of the newest Voices to End FGM/C videos, which were developed through Sahiyo and StoryCenter’s Spring 2022 workshop with survivors of and advocates […]