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  • Upcoming webinar: Exploring the connections between religion and female genital cutting

    including why it occurs and how it affects millions of women around the world. We will hear 3 expert speakers raise their voices while sharing insightful professional and personal experiences.The webinar will be moderated by Sahiyo U.S. Executive...

    https://mail.sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/upcoming-webinar-exploring-the-connections-between-religion-and-female-genital-cutting.html

  • Sahiyo India to host a panel discussion on ‘How to Stop the Rising Trend of Medicalising 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...

    https://mail.sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/sahiyo-india-panel-discussion-stop-rising-trend-medicalising-female-genital-cutting-asia.html

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

    DC. Through SLH LLC, we reach out to the underprivileged, just not in economic spheres but also to those women, who voices have been silenced. Shabnam is an award winning author of her memoir called A Fractured Life, which was published in the USA in...

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

  • Sahiyo volunteer spotlight: Editorial intern Kristin Grady

    University of Washington. As an enthusiastic grammarian and dedicated feminist, she is passionate about elevating women’s voices through storytelling and communal dialogue. Kristin has spent many years as a genre-fiction specialist and intends to use...

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

  • Reflecting on the launch of the first-ever Research Agenda and Ethical Guidance on Research for the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation

    to see so many youth activists and students present on the call, taking a firm stance against FGM/C. Young people’s voices are being heard around the globe, giving them power to become drivers of change. I am sure these students found the webinar as...

    https://mail.sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/launch-first-ever-research-agenda-ethical-guidance-research-elimination-female-genital-mutilation.html

  • Sahiyo staff spotlight: Programs assistant Meg Sinnott

    was compelling. Watching the first few videos on Sahiyo’s YouTube channel of survivors sharing stories crafted through the Voices to End FGM/C Digital Storytelling program had a profound impact on me. Personally, I knew when I graduated that I was...

    https://mail.sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/sahiyo-staff-spotlight-programs-assistant-meg-sinnott.html

  • A love letter to my mother who cut me

    because only you can give them accurate representation. So, when the opportunity came, I had to say yes to joining the Voices workshop and recording my story! I wanted to learn how my story had evolved as my understanding of my survivorship crystallizes...

    https://mail.sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/a-love-letter-to-my-mother-who-cut-me.html

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

    By Dena Igusti I wanted to be a part of this year's Voices to End FGM/C digital storytelling workshop so I could talk more about my experiences navigating being a non-binary survivor of FGM/C. Unfortunately, a lot of statistics and narratives...

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

  • Releasing my unspoken words

    So, when I heard storytellers talk about their experience with female genital mutilaiton (FGM), I thought about my own. The Voices to End FGM/C digital Sstorytelling workshop helped me put into words a story I have been holding on to myself. I chose to...

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

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

    The webinar will investigate the tension between social norms and FGC activism by bringing together a diverse array of voices. Participants will have the opportunity to be a part of the discussion on how we can all become better educated, and better...

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

  • Reflecting on the 5th Annual Activist Retreat for members of the Bohra Community

    followed by an interactive storytelling session, with smaller break out groups, by StoryCenter’s Amy Hill (our partner in Voices to End FGM/C), which prompted much conversation and sharing of experiences. After each day’s session, we built in an...

    https://mail.sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/reflecting-on-the-5th-annual-activist-retreat-for-members-of-the-bohra-community.html

  • Sahiyo volunteer spotlight: Development intern Avery Boudreau

    community, nor am I a survivor, but there are many ways to support Sahiyo and create a critical mass of people and voices calling for the elimination of FGC. After reading posts from the#EachOneReachBhaiyo campaign, I realized it really can take a...

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

  • Upcoming webinar: Understanding Social Norms to End Female Genital Cutting

    community social norms and the advocacy that occurs around ending FGC. This webinar will bring together a diverse array of voices and give participants the opportunity to be part of the discussion on how we can all become better educated, and better...

    https://mail.sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/upcoming-webinar-understanding-social-norms-to-end-female-genital-cutting.html

  • My experience is a tool to create social change

    By Zahra Qaiyumi In the process of creating a video as part of the Voices to End FGC project, I was able to pull scattered thoughts and memories into a clear and concise picture. The workshop allowed me to contemplate the different aspects of my...

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

  • Stories of survival, strength, solidarity and sisterhood

    though there are many survivors of FGM, the community hardly acknowledges its existence. The digital storytelling workshop Voices To End FGM created a platform for sharing and listening to the experiences of FGM survivors from across the globe. It...

    https://mail.sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/stories-of-survival,-strength-solidarity-and-sisterhood.html

  • FGC in the United States: How Americans can help end this practice 

    with friends and family about FGC and what I have learned about it. This organization is amazing because survivor’s voices are encouraged and uplifted through storytelling, connection with community, and support. There is emphasis on women being able to...

    https://mail.sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/fgc-united-states-americans-help-end-practice.html

  • How to have a dialogue: Storytelling & Conversations

    a place of coercion or reluctance. Storytelling is an effective way to open dialogue or start a conversation about FGC. Voices to End FGM/C, a collaboration between Sahiyo and StoryCenter, is an example of survivors sharing their experiences to create...

    https://mail.sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/how-to-have-a-dialogue-storytelling-conversations.html

  • Sahiyo’s Inaugural International Women’s Day Celebration & Silent Auction

    open on Wednesday, March 8, 2023 and close on Sunday, March 12, 2023. During this 5-day event, we will celebrate women's voices with video spotlights, stories, and entertainment. Do you have an item you’d like to donate or would you like to participate...

    https://mail.sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/sahiyo’s-inaugural-international-women’s-day-celebration-silent-auction.html

  • Sahiyo leads training for Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners

    and nationally, and an interactive discussion about best practices for providing healthcare to survivors utilizing the Voices to End FGM/C digital storytelling project. Participants were active in the discussion, recounting times when they encountered...

    https://mail.sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/sahiyo-leads-training-for-sexual-assault-nurse-examiners.html

  • Volunteer spotlight: Editorial intern Urvashi Sharma

    she has a keen interest in women’s health and feels excited and privileged to learn, raise awareness, and amplify the voices of women whose stories must be heard. What was your experience of learning about FGC for the first time like? I was fourteen and...

    https://mail.sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/volunteer-spotlight-editorial-intern-urvashi-sharma.html

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