Trusting Me

By Muna Osman Why did you want to attend the workshop and share your story? I first found out about the Voices workshop when I met with Mariya. The meeting was in a different setting; I had no idea about the workshop before she told me about what...

Do I belong? Reflecting on the Activists Retreat

had not personally undergone FGC. We all wonder if we belong, and the truth is, we all do. Men belong because we need their voices in the rooms where discussions on FGC are taking place. Women who have not undergone FGC belong because they can prevent...

Learn more about how to use Digital Storytelling for Advocacy!

Mariya Taher from Sahiyo and Amy Hill from StoryCenter. Since 2018, Sahiyo and StoryCenter have collaborated on the Voices to End FGM/C project. In this 90 minute introductory webinar, the webinar will provide an overview of the project's theoretical...

Volunteer spotlight: Development intern Abigail Rose Cervantes

as a certificate in Computer Science. With a passion for gender equality and social justice, she works to broadcast muffled voices, give young people the opportunity to excel and create, and establish a safe environment that everyone- particularly...

Volunteer Spotlight: Social Media and Communications Intern Xinge Lei

cutting (FGC) for the first time like? Learning about FGC was extremely emotional for me. I cried while listening to the Voices stories on Youtube, and while I listened to any woman speak on this subject. I was aware of some cutting/mutilation...

Zero Tolerance Day 2024: Her Voice, Her Future

On February 13th, the World Bank invited Sahiyo to host a screening of the Voices to End FGM/C Digital Storytelling Project in honor of International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting. During the virtual event, attendees from...

Sahiyo staff spotlight: Training and Technical Assistance Coordinator Aries Nuño

culturally sensitive, and trauma-informed approach to addressing FGM/C. Finally, one key program I support is Sahiyo’s Voices to End FGM/C initiative (I participated in the mort recent Voices Conhort in 2023). This program brings together survivors,...

Resilience

By Jeniffer Dias When I learned I had an opportunity to participate in the Voices to End FGM/C workshop, I first talked with my mentor, Bárbara Oliveira, and told her that I would like to talk about myself. She told me: “This is the moment to remove...

Seeing Sahiyo Stories on Female Genital Cutting Come to Life

This Father’s Day, join our campaign

2024, Sahiyo’s male engagement program, Bhaiyo is launching a public awareness campaign to uplift the importance of male voices and allies in ending female genital cutting or FGC. Recognizing that FGM/C is a community health issue – not just a woman’s...

How to have effective conversations about FGC

2024, Sahiyo’s male engagement program, Bhaiyo, is launching a public awareness campaign to uplift the importance of male voices and allies in ending female genital cutting or FGC. Recognizing that FGC is a community health issue – not just a woman’s...

Sahiyo in the Media

Paris Inducts Ten Extraordinary Changemakers into Its Signature Philanthropic Initiative, Women of Worth Sahiyo Stories/Voices to End FGM/C Washington State introduces new law to protect women and girls from female genital mutilation or cutting Laws...

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to Sahiyo By supporting our storytelling initiatives, you ensure that survivors’ voices are heard. And that we continue to work towards the abandonment of female genital cutting (FGC) for future generations of girls. For every $50 donated, we can...

That Old Familiar Violence - Reflecting on AAS 2024

what Queer perspectives were out there for FGM/C survivors and did not have the emotional courage to put out a call for voices. I was familiar with activist artist and writer Dena Igusti, whose work and open existence as a non-binary survivor was what...

My Reflections on Sahiyo’s Activist Retreat and my advocacy on ending FGM/C in the U.S.

and her daughter Katya Berger, a journalist and graduate from Columbia University who are creating a documentary ‘Thousand Voices’ to depict the effects of FGM/C by sharing the voices of girls who were affected by it. Lastly, I work with the New York...

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platforms,magazines, theater work, film, and art. We use storytelling as a vehicle for social change, to amplify the voices of women worldwide who have undergone FGC. Sensitively Reporting on Female Genital Cutting – Media Training: This training...

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FGC – On July 7, 2016, we at Sahiyo hosted our first Twitter chat on Female Genital Cutting from our Twitter handle, @sahiyovoices. REPORTS/TOOLKITS: A Media Workshop on Female Genital Cutting – Best Practices for Media Reporting on Female Genital...

How to Stop The Rising Trend of Medicalisation of Female Genital Cutting in Asia

is an important issue to address in the work against FGC. During this webinar, we will bring a diverse variety of voices to the panel to discuss the different elements of medicalising FGC, offering their own expert reasons for, and the dangers of, this...