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  • Sahiyo Volunteer Spotlight: Social Media Intern Kamakshi Arora

    genital cutting. By asking questions and speaking actively, we are contributing to Sahiyo’s mission to end FGC. Share our stories, attend our workshops, make a donation, and/or volunteer. It’s all so informative, and you’ll leave with a wealth of...

    https://mail.sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/sahiyo-volunteer-spotlight-social.html

  • Voices reflection: Revealing my hidden narrative

    It wasn’t until I attended the first session that I knew what story I wanted to tell. During the session, we watched sample stories that really centered my idea. I have shared my experience as a survivor of female genital mutilation/cutting many times,...

    https://mail.sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/voices-reflection-revealing-my-hidden-narrative.html

  • Voices reflection: Finding my voice

    very first time. I was hesitant. What place did my story about misguided professors have amongst the breathtaking, moving stories of survivors? I joined the workshop regardless, and I was open with the group about the sense of imposter syndrome I had....

    https://mail.sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/voices-reflection-finding-my-voice.html

  • UnChained At Last: The United States’ Child Marriage Problem webinar reflection

    their heart-wrenching video: The Girls You Have Destroyed, filmed by survivors of child marriage. By highlighting the stories of survivors (not unlike the Voices to End FGM/C videos by Sahiyo) they were able to show the real impact of this issue and...

    https://mail.sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/unchained-at-last-webinar-reflection.html

  • Voices to End FGM/C: 2022 Workshop

    would like more information on this revolutionary storytelling experience, email Mariya at mariya@sahiyo.com To see digital stories from previous “Voices to End FGM/C” workshops, click here.

    https://mail.sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/voices-to-end-fgm-c-2022-workshop.html

  • Understanding female genital mutilation/cutting: An ally’s call for action

    of the harms of FGM/C is increasing day by day as many are filing petitions, raising their voices and sharing their stories with the help of nongovernmental organizations. I have the opportunity to voice my thoughts against the practice with the help of...

    https://mail.sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/understanding-female-genital-mutilation-cutting-ally’s-call-for-action.html

  • Mutilation or enhancement: A researcher’s argument for respectful terminology on genital cutting

    genitalia regardless of how those women see their own bodies. Or I can show respect to those women who have shared their stories with me, as well as all the women in various reports and testimonies who have expressed strong objections to the term...

    https://mail.sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/mutilation-or-enhancement-researcher’s-argument-for-respectful-terminology.html

  • Bhaiyo Spotlight: Honoring Donald Strong

    room, butDon was connecting people, connecting lives, and within minutes had the entire room, standing up and sharing their stories. By the end of the session Don had us all exchanging contact information and taking group photos. He was incredibly...

    https://mail.sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/bhaiyo-spotlight-honoring-donald-strong.html

  • Sahiyo’s Book Club to hold second event in February

    equality, bodily autonomy, women-centered movements, and sexual empowerment, this club will focus on uplifting the stories and experiences of women everywhere. On February 6th, 2022 the group will meet virtually for Sahiyo Discusses: A Fractured Life by...

    https://mail.sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/sahiyo-book-club-second-event-february.html

  • Sahiyo volunteer spotlight: Editorial intern Kristin Grady

    I’ve been able to turn away when I need to. And what a privilege that is. What a privilege to be able to set down these stories, to close the browser and shift my focus to lighter things. Reprieve is a gift. But survivors deserve more from me than that....

    https://mail.sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/sahiyo-volunteer-spotlight-editorial-intern-kristin-grady.html

  • Reflecting on the 'How to Stop The Rising Trend of Medicalising Female Genital Cutting in Asia' webinar

    evolve through the attempts of ordinary people to challenge injustice. Saza embodies the power of storytelling by sharing stories; hearing a survivor’s experience can definitely shift attitudes and opinions on this issue. The significant lack of...

    https://mail.sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/reflecting-on-the-how-to-stop-the-rising-trend-of-medicalising-female-genital-cutting-in-asia-webinar.html

  • How I took part in the Each One, Reach Bhaiyo Campaign: Turning my father and law colleagues into Bhaiyos

    It was in the form of a video by a popular Indian think tank, 'Scroll.' In the video, the survivors were voicing their stories. It brought to my attention how harmful this practice is and how spreading awareness was necessary. So, I decided that it had...

    https://mail.sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/needs-cover-photo-how-i-took-part-in-the-each-one,-reach-bhaiyo-campaign-turning-my-father-and-law-colleagues-into-bhaiyos.html

  • Sahiyo’s Editorial Team introduces Zoom interviews!

    a sense of physical and emotional distance within the Sahiyo community. Our Team wants to connect with you to share your stories and your vision for what a world without female genital cutting could look like. So whether you know someone who has been...

    https://mail.sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/sahiyo’s-editorial-team-introduces-zoom-interviews.html

  • A Quiet Violence: Navigating Female Genital Cutting as an LGBTQ+ Survivor

    Nominee, 2021 Baldwin For The Arts Resident, 2021 Hook Arts Media Digital Connections Fellow, 2021 City Artist Corps, 2021 Stories Award Finalist, 2021 LMCC Governor’s Island Resident, 2021 Broadway For Racial Justice Inaugural Casting Directive Fellow,...

    https://mail.sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/a-quiet-violence-navigating-female-genital-cutting-as-an-lgbtq-survivor.html

  • Including non-cis-women as FGM/C survivors

    Nominee, 2021 Baldwin For The Arts Resident, 2021 Hook Arts Media Digital Connections Fellow, 2021 City Artist Corps, 2021 Stories Award Finalist, 2021 LMCC Governor’s Island Resident, 2021 Broadway For Racial Justice Inaugural Casting Directive Fellow,...

    https://mail.sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/including-non-cis-women-as-fgm-c-survivors.html

  • Releasing my unspoken words

    By Anam I like to hear stories because they help me understand people. Sometimes, they help me understand myself. So, when I heard storytellers talk about their experience with female genital mutilaiton (FGM), I thought about my own. The Voices to End...

    https://mail.sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/releasing-my-unspoken-words.html

  • Webinar reflection: Centring Community in FGM/C Behaviour Change Theory

    campaigns to end FGM/C, and the implications of adopting a health and human rights framework. The webinar included stories on how theoretical models of behaviour change have been applied to FGM/C programs over time, and how this impacts the strategies...

    https://mail.sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/webinar-reflection-centring-community-in-fgm-c-behaviour-change-theory.html

  • Sahiyo volunteer spotlight: Development intern Avery Boudreau

    to learn more about Sahiyo’s programs, the individual people and activists within Sahiyo’s community and their powerful stories, and the generous funders/foundations who have been supporting Sahiyo. How has your involvement with Sahiyo impacted your...

    https://mail.sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/sahiyo-volunteer-spotlight-development-intern-avery-boudreau.html

  • My experience is a tool to create social change

    experiences and learning from their perspectives was powerful. Witnessing others be vulnerable and open in telling their stories helped to validate my experience and reaffirm my decision to both talk about my experience with FGC and use it as a tool to...

    https://mail.sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/the-common-thread.html

  • Reflecting on A Quiet Violence: Navigating Female Genital Cutting as an LGBTQ+ Survivor

    idea that FGC only impacts women. Panelists who identified as non-binary FGC survivors, Dena, Afiqa, and Umme, all shared stories of their own journey in understanding sexuality and gender as survivors of FGC, along with the harms of a false assumption...

    https://mail.sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/reflecting-on-a-quiet-violence-navigating-female-genital-cutting-as-an-lgbtq-survivor.html

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