Grief to promoting education: Jacqueline’s inspiration to end FGM/C

Jacqueline signed on as a founding member of the newly emerged End FGM/C Network Africa, an organization aimed at uniting voices of advocacy in the hope of influencing those in power to support the end of FGM/C in Africa. The future is bright for...

Staff Spotlight: Development Intern Sarrah Hussain

(FGC). This will be her first time working with a nonprofit organization, and she is excited to create change and uplift voices with the Sahiyo team. 1) When and how did you first get involved with Sahiyo? I began following the Sahiyo instagram account...

A Personal Journey: Breaking the Silence on FGM

where silence is replaced with compassion, and where stories like mine inspire change. Together, we can amplify the voices of survivors and put an end to FGM. Isatou Jallow is a legal scholar in the final year of her Ph.D. program at the University of...

Breaking the Cycle: A Journey in Women's Health and FGM/C Awareness

By Aries Nuño In participating in Sahiyo's Voices to End FGM/C digital storytelling workshop, I chose to share a story that examined my journey toward understanding women’s health. This journey was not just a personal quest, but a response to a...

Sahiyo Staff Spotlight: Tania Parks

Studies. 1) When and how did you first get involved with Sahiyo? I first got involved with Sahiyo after I learned that a Voices to End FGM/C community education event had taken place close to where I live. I contacted co-founder Mariya Taher, a former...

Sahiyo’s Second Annual Silent Auction and Comedy Show

will open on Wednesday, Mar. 6, 2024 and close on Sunday, Mar. 10, 2024. During this 5-day event, we will celebrate women's voices with video spotlights, stories, and entertainment. For more information about the event, donating auction items,...

Sahiyo’s Second Annual Women’s Day Celebration and Silent Auction

begin on Wednesday, March 6, 2024 and end on Sunday, March 10, 2024. During this five-day event, we will celebrate women’s voices with video spotlights, stories, and entertainment. This program includes a Comedy Show taking place on March 7th at 5pm...

Sahiyo's Silent Auction Donor Spotlight: Zehra Patwa

March 6th, 2024 and close on Sunday, March 10th, 2024. During this five-day fundraising event, we'll celebrate women's voices with comedy, video spotlights, stories, and entertainment. We’re incredibly grateful to all of our generous sponsors and...

Sahiyo's Silent Auction Donor Spotlight: Kaneez Madraswalla

March 6th, 2024 and close on Sunday, March 10th, 2024. During this five-day fundraising event, we'll celebrate women's voices with comedy, video spotlights, stories, and entertainment. We’re incredibly grateful to all of our generous sponsors and...

Sahiyo’s Second Annual Silent Auction & Comedy Show Reflection

of support. With the help of our incredible donors and supporters, we raised over $13K. Our five-day celebration of women’s voices began on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, by opening our virtual auction stacked with some incredible donations from our...

Reflections on Pain, Stigma, and Activism

issues. The panelists included: Lakshmi Anantnaryan, who is an international women's rights activist and alumni of Sahiyo’s Voices to End FGM/C project Grace Culqui, a women’s health advocate and an intern at TightLipped Lomaris Diaz, a veterinary...

Sahiyo U.S. Engages Community Stakeholders in Seattle, Washington to Advance Senate Bill 5453 Initiatives

and community-based organizations to share their insights for the potential direction of the project. Most importantly, the voices of survivors and community members impacted by FGM/C were at the forefront of this discussion, guiding our conversations...

Reflecting on the Activist Retreat

and they may feel like it's not going to make a difference. But when you look at these timelines, you see how people's voices are influencing incremental changes that add up quickly. What work are you doing currently or hoping to do in the future? The...

Breaking the Silence: A Conversation with My Father About FGM/C

male engagement program, Bhaiyo, has launched a month-long public awareness campaign to uplift the importance of male voices and allies in ending FGC. Throughout the month of June, we’ll be asking community members to share how they have raised the...

Starting the Dialogue: Sharing Your Experiences on Initiating Conversations with Men about Female Genital Cutting

male engagement program, Bhaiyo, has launched a month-long public awareness campaign to uplift the importance of male voices and allies in ending FGC. If you would like to contribute, please email sheena@sahiyo.org. Related: Breaking the Silence: A...

Ending FGM – Fight the Mansplaining, Toxic Masculinity, and Patriarchy

male engagement program, Bhaiyo, has launched a month-long public awareness campaign to uplift the importance of male voices and allies in ending FGC. If youwould like to contribute, please email sheena@sahiyo.org. Related: The practice of khatna on...

The practice of khatna on girls must stop / છોકરીઓ પર ખત્નાની પ્રથા બંધ થવી જોઈએ

male engagement program, Bhaiyo, has launched a month-long public awareness campaign to uplift the importance of male voices and allies in ending FGC. If you would like to contribute, please email sheena@sahiyo.org. Related: Breaking the Silence: A...

Sahiyo is thrilled The Gambia decided to keep the FGC ban in place!

country in the world to overturn a law banning FGC, setting a dangerous precedent worldwide. Sahiyo advisory member and Voices to End FGC alumni Absa Samba is a Gambian FGC survivor who told The Associated Press she celebrated with others in front of...

Policy Outreach, Education, and Advocacy

Interview with Joanne Golden of the Connecticut Coalition to End FGM/C

these systems work, but that work is meaningless without involving those communities and individuals impacted by FGC, the voices of survivors are needed to contribute to those laws, Joanne explained. “At the time a majority of people who [shared their...