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genital cutting in the United States – Activists attending the Sahiyo U.S. Activist Bohra Retreat speak about their own stories and experiences with female genital cutting (FGC), and how they hope change can happen. Storytelling with Sahiyo – Sahiyo...

Voices to End FGM/C

as leaders in their own communities, and create short videos calling for an end to this harmful practice. View all digital stories here Read reflection blog posts from storytellers on their workshop experience “Participating in this storytelling process...

Each One Reach One 2: Read this conversation guide to get started

make people feel like they are alone, or that they are the only ones feeling that way. When you initially listen to their stories, it is not the time to engage in a political fight or an academic argument. Whether it is a woman sharing her experience of...

StoryCenter-A digital storytelling workshop for Bohra women in the United States

against female genital mutiliation/cutting (FGM/C) by sharing my story, and by helping other women to share their own stories of undergoing FGC. My story has received attention from several media sources like NPR, USA Today, and ABC News (read Because I...

A Tradition That Branded Me

Sahiyo Storycenter Workshop: The Power of Storytelling

Struggle, belonging, and community: Sahiyo and StoryCenter hosted a Voices to End FGM/C screening

to highlight voices from the Voices to End FGM/C Digital Storytelling workshop. The event showcased eleven new digital stories, created virtually by a global group of advocates and survivors of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), during January...

How to have a dialogue: Storytelling & Conversations

trust and safety. It is important to create a safe and trusting place for those who have survived FGC and are sharing their stories. I think this is why it’s best to let survivors narrate their own stories and navigate conversation at their own pace. In...

Reflections on research: Digital Storytelling as a narrative intervention for survivors of FGM/C

Calling for Visual Artists, Musician, Sound Designers, to assist with Sahiyo Stories Project in the U.S.

May, 2018 Sahiyo Cofounder, Mariya Taher, will be working with StoryCenter on a digital storytelling project to capture the stories of women who have been experienced or affected by FGM/C. Here is an example of the story format that will be used —...

FEMALE GENITAL CUTTING A Continuing Tradition

speaks out against khatna, female genital cutting, a tradition practiced by her family community. Read her story and the stories of six other interviewees below. *** Having experienced khatna at a young age, I know firsthand the tremendous toll that a...

Launching Global Voices to End FGM/C — An Online Digital Storytelling Workshop

Voices to End FGM/C, which is supporting ten women impacted by female genital cutting in sharing and audio-recording their stories. During June, storytellers attended a series of webinars that helped highlight the storyteller process and how to go about...

Announcing 16 Days of Activism with Sahiyo: Join the campaign!

documentaries on the theme of Gender, Sexuality, Masculinity, and Relationships. Check out the details here. 3) 16 Days, 16 Stories: Sahiyo’s website, as many of you know, is a story-sharing platform for anyone who feels strongly about bringing the...

Voices to End FGM/C: Seeking Storytellers for Social Norm Change

To apply to be a participant, fill out the application! In 2018, Sahiyo and Story Center worked together on Sahiyo Stories, and will be expanding the project into this next chapter- The Voices to End FGM/C Project in 2019. The next phase of this project...

Calling survivors of female genital cutting and health providers for a unique storytelling opportunity

nurses, midwives, etc.) who have provided services to women who have undergone FGM/C. Together these groups can highlight stories about the enduring impact of FGM/C on women’s health and/or inform health professionals of the kind of care and best...

Trusting Me

meeting was in a different setting; I had no idea about the workshop before she told me about what Sahiyo does with these stories. After that meeting, I went back and looked at the videos and something struck a chord in me. The experience had always...

Sahiyo staff spotlight: Editorial Assistant Megan Seaver

and WGS, that help women to speak their truth and to support one another. She believes that being open to hearing the stories and experiences of all women will make it easier to create a safer and more accepting world for all people. When and how did...

It's a Marathon, Not a Race

hearing with policymakers in Washington State. It occurred to me that there is a need for survivors to share their unique stories to raise awareness and encourage action-oriented commitments from different stakeholders. When the opportunity to...

‘Even Though I Was Impacted by Female Genital Cutting, I Knew Little About It’

Voices Series: Why I keep sharing my personal khatna story, again and again

storytelling, Voices to End FGM/C enables those who have been affected by female genital mutilation/cutting to tell their stories through their own perspectives, in their own words. By Aarefa Johari I have shared my story of undergoing khatna, or female...