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1. Reflecting on the NAPIESV ARP SA Grantees Gathering in Honolulu, Hawaii
(News & Blog)
... who had received funding from the American Rescue Plan (ARP) to create culturally specific programming to address sexual assault in AAPINH (Asian American, Pacific Islander, and Native Hawaiian) communities.  ...
Created on 17 October 2024
2. Healing from Khatna with EMDR
(News & Blog)
... pressure of my legs, and suddenly, a sharp pain like an electric shock coming from my genitals.” I cry all along in fear and pain. She tells me it is a little worm that needs to be cut. That's all. My ...
Created on 24 September 2024
3. Reflecting on the 2024 Asian Pacific Institute for Gender Based Violence National Summit
(News & Blog)
... are funded by the ARP Support for Survivors Program. As one of the grantees, Sahiyo U.S. has used the funding to grow our Activists Retreat Project, a program that seeks to grow a network of anti-FGC activists ...
Created on 13 September 2024
4. A Plan in Action: Reflecting on the 2023 Peer-to-Peer National ARP Convening
(News & Blog)
... National American Rescue Plan (ARP) Convening as representatives of Sahiyo, one of over 40 non-profit organizations granted awards as part of the ARP Support for Survivors Program. Without hyperbole, ...
Created on 12 December 2023
5. My time at the 2023 Peer-to-Peer National ARP Convening
(News & Blog)
... National American Rescue Plan (ARP) Convening in Washington D.C.  The three-day convention welcomed representatives from over 40 non-profit organizations throughout the U.S. to join other grantees of ...
Created on 05 December 2023
6. Do I belong? Reflecting on the Activists Retreat
(News & Blog)
By Sakina Sharp Sahiyo’s annual Activists Retreat is a great way for both women and men connected to the Bohra community to discuss the issue of khatna, or female genital cutting (FGC). This is my third ...
Created on 21 June 2023
7. SAHIYO JOINS OVER 40 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS SERVING SEXUAL ASSAULT AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS IN $13.2 MILLION AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN INITIATIVE
(News & Blog)
ARP Support for Survivors Program supports culturally-specific, community-based projects supporting survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault from Asian and Pacific Islander Communities in the ...
Created on 15 May 2023
8. The overturning of Roe v. Wade and its implications for survivors of FGC
(News & Blog)
... School of Public Health, and Author of FGM Toolkit; Sakina Sharp, Co-Founder of Awaaz, Lawyer, and Sahiyo Board Member; and Lizzy Dupont, MD, OBGYN.  *Also known as infibulation, FGC Type III is the ...
Created on 02 May 2023
9. Sahiyo spotlight: Incoming U.S. Advisory Board Chair Zehra Patwa
(News & Blog)
... my previous Board experience and knowledge of Sahiyo to help the organization grow. Working alongside Sakina Sharp, our new Vice Chair of the Advisory Board, will also be fascinating; she has a deep understanding ...
Created on 24 April 2023
10. Sahiyo spotlight: Incoming U.S. Advisory Board Vice Chair Sakina Sharp 
(News & Blog)
Sakina Sharp has advocated against gender-based violence for over two decades. In 2011, she co-founded Awaaz, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization to help survivors of domestic violence. She led it in an ...
Created on 29 March 2023
11. My experience learning about Kukeketwa (FGC)
(News & Blog)
... woman popularly known as ‘Koko’, plus two other women including my mother. The other woman put a hand on my mouth, and the others tied my legs to the sides, and Koko took a sharp razor and cut my private ...
Created on 29 March 2023
12. My first encounter of female genital cutting
(News & Blog)
... her story with us.   By Anonymous  “Sit here..here on this steel plate. . Shh! Just close your  eyes.... Nothing will happen, darling! [My ...
Created on 17 November 2022
13. FGC Survivor Support Line
(Resources)
... both organizations and hope collaboration expands with other organizations throughout the U.S. and abroad.”   - Sakina Sharp To learn more about the project and how Sahiyo trained AWS to ...
Created on 07 October 2022
14. Training and Technical Assistance
(Programs)
... Sharp, Sahiyo Advisory Board Member Hotline Operator: San Francisco Asian Women’s Shelter Number: 1-877-751-0880 Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM PST  ...
Created on 05 October 2022
15. You are not alone
(News & Blog)
... girls hate their bodies. I faced it and so did so many others. I could not watch as my daughter was subjected to the same. Words are powerful and sharp just like the razor used, and thus the reason I called ...
Created on 31 May 2022
16. Consent and gender imbalance: their role in female genital cutting
(News & Blog)
By Urvashi Sharma In an article written by bioethicist and philosopher Brian D. Earp, he comments on the argument presented by Richard Shweder that childhood female genital cutting (FGC) should be legalized ...
Created on 10 February 2022
17. Mutilation or enhancement: A researcher’s argument for respectful terminology on genital cutting
(News & Blog)
By Brian D. Earp I have published several papers on the ethics of medically unnecessary genital cutting practices affecting children of all sexes and genders. When my writing touches on the sub-set ...
Created on 14 September 2021
18. What I learned from survivors and advocates on my podcast about female genital cutting
(News & Blog)
... which has sharp characteristics throughout the posters. I also designed and installed a floral installation that symbolizes women. Flowers are beautiful and represent proud and glorious femininity and ...
Created on 15 June 2021
19. From Saving Safa to Seven: How authors use writing to shed light on FGC
(News & Blog)
By Cate Cox “Without our work, the issue would quickly be swept under the carpet — and so we carry on.” —Waris Dirie, Saving Safa  It wasn’t until my first year at university before I was asked to ...
Created on 08 October 2020
20. We are listening: Sahiyo's statement on protests against police brutalit
(News & Blog)
... New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo Black Skin, White Masks by Frantz Fanon To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Long Walk to Freedom ...
Created on 05 June 2020