Introducing The FGM/C Policy Advocate Care Fund
The newly established FGM/C Policy Advocate Care Fund provides vital resources and support to those tirelessly working to prevent FGM/C and support survivors. Created through a partnership between Sahiyo U.S. and the U.S. End FGM/C Network, this fund aims to: Advocates working to end FGM/C face numerous challenges including resistance from communities, lack of resources, […]
Calling on the CT legislature to protect girls from FGM/C
A bill to protect children from female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) in Connecticut (CT) has not been raised by the Connecticut Judiciary Committee in the 2024 legislative session. This news comes as a shock to many survivors of FGM/C and anti-FGM/C activists who have been campaigning for the bill to be introduced. The bill would have […]
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 Tunza Dada, as well as a news reporter at Hekima FM and the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC). Cecilia is passionate about women and girl’s […]
Sahiyo co-founder curates a week-long Twitter discussion on FGC
From July 3 to July 7, Sahiyo co-founder Aarefa Johari was invited to curate @MuslimVoicesIN, a Twitter handle run by a group of progressive Indian Muslims. The handle celebrates the plurality of Muslim identities in India and discusses different topics relevant to Indian Muslims each week. Aarefa was invited to curate a discussion on Female […]
Dec 7: Join our Twitter chat on Type 1 Female Genital Cutting in Asia
Female Genital Cutting is practiced in many different ways, some less severe than others. But is a woman’s experience of such a ritual any less significant if the cutting was “mild”? Love Matters India and Sahiyo would love to discuss this question – and many others – with all of you in a Twitter Chat on Wednesday, […]
Proud to present: ‘A Small Nick or Cut, they say…’
Sahiyo is extremely proud to share ‘A Small Nick or Cut, they say’ – a short video produced by Love Matters India and written and directed by our very own Sahiyo co-founder Priya Goswami. The film features Dawoodi Bohra women and men speaking, boldly and earnestly, about the need to end Khatna, or Type I Female Genital […]
‘All FGM causes trauma and pain’: A great video speaking of FGM/C as a collective struggle.
This video encapsulates the trauma and pain of undergoing the practice, giving voice to Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting as a collective, shared memory and struggle for the women affected by it.It features women who have undergone the cut in different places of the world and at different ages, but who all have had the same underlining […]