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1. About - Funders & Partners
Created on 02 December 2020
2. About - Our Story
Created on 30 November -0001
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4. The History of Addressing Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting via Legislation in Connecticut
(News & Blog)
... a panel discussion in Hartford prior to the start of the following legislative session to inform legislators and their staff members about the need for comprehensive state laws to end FGM/C. Advocates, ...
Created on 02 June 2025
5. The History of Addressing Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in Montana
(News & Blog)
... remains one of the few states without specific legislation criminalizing FGM/C. However, other states that previously lacked such laws have made significant progress this year to prevent the harmful practice. ...
Created on 02 June 2025
6. Engaging the Next Generation: A Conversation on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
(News & Blog)
... Connecticut (CT). Our presentation focused on the impact of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) on Connecticut communities, the urgent need for state laws, and ways students can actively engage in ...
Created on 10 April 2025
7. Reframing FGM/C Through an Intersectional Lens at CSW69
(News & Blog)
... state authorities to prioritize the enforcement of laws banning FGM/C in contexts unrelated to their original intent. By exposing these manipulations, they emphasized the importance of survivor-led messaging ...
Created on 18 March 2025
8. Learning the complicated history of passing FGM/C legislation in Maine
(News & Blog)
By Sophia Lynn Jones As a Maine resident, I was surprised to learn that my state is one of nine left in the U.S. without any laws protecting children from female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). Upon ...
Created on 20 January 2025
9. The Washington Coalition to End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Interview Series: Amie Kujabi
(News & Blog)
... She emphasizes that laws against FGC not only protect those at risk but also provide avenues for survivors to share their stories and access necessary services. "Both those at risk and the survivors have ...
Created on 19 November 2024
10. Training Recap: An Introduction to Female Genital Cutting with AshaKiran
(News & Blog)
... specific laws against FGC, emphasizing the importance of advocacy, policy change, and increased awareness in areas where legal protections for women and girls remain limited. Participants explored the ...
Created on 14 November 2024
11. On My Own Terms
(News & Blog)
... be threatened, so can other laws prohibiting gender and sexual violance, such as the anti-child marriage law. We need to ensure that when we talk about FGM, we frame it within the broader context of all ...
Created on 05 November 2024
12. The forgotten history of female genital cutting in the United States
(News & Blog)
... opening for increased male sexual pleasure. Just this year, a lawsuit was filed in California against an OB-GYN who for decades allegedly performed FGC on patients.  These practices were influenced by ...
Created on 24 October 2024
13. How can you, as an ordinary person, help end female genital cutting?
(News & Blog)
... your state has laws against FGC.  Next, consider all the possible opportunities that you may have to speak with your representative, this may include: town halls, civic activities, program tours, meet ...
Created on 22 October 2024
14. Interview with Zehra Patwa of the Connecticut Coalition to End FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... Connecticut have anti-FGM/C laws but Connecticut doesn’t, which makes our state a destination for cutting. it’s a cultural practice, not a religious one.” ...
Created on 20 October 2024
15. Sahiyo U.S Executive Director Mariya Taher receives the 2024 Champion of Change Award
(News & Blog)
On October 5th, 2024, Sahiyo U.S. Executive Director Mariya Taher received the 2024 Champion of Change Award, during the annual Asian Women’s Shelter’s (AWS) gala, “Hope and Action: Celebrating 36 Years ...
Created on 16 October 2024
16. FGM/C in California - Past, Present, and Future
(News & Blog)
The California Coalition to End FGM/C is hosting a webinar titled, “FGM/C In California - Past, Present, and Future”  Date: Friday, October 11th Time: 12:30 - 1:45 pm ET / 9:30 - 10:45 am PT Registration: ...
Created on 11 September 2024
17. Interview with Joanne Golden of the Connecticut Coalition to End FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... are needed to contribute to those laws, Joanne explained. “At the time a majority of people who were at-risk were people of color, Muslim, and oftentimes immigrants. I fit none ...
Created on 04 September 2024
18. Sahiyo U.S. Releases New Impact Report: Policy Outreach, Education, and Advocacy Program
(News & Blog)
... survivors, policies must be informed by and created in partnership with communities impacted by FGC.  FGC is considered a social norm in practicing communities, and laws against FGC may help to prevent ...
Created on 20 August 2024
19. Volunteer Spotlight: Policy Intern Juliet Shires
(News & Blog)
... work with Sahiyo can take many different forms. Most of it revolves around Sahiyo’s advocacy work with several state coalitions to pass or improve laws around FGC. This can take the form of attending meetings ...
Created on 11 July 2024
20. Sahiyo Presents FGC 101 Training at ICASA’s Annual Conference
(News & Blog)
... of FGC, including within the United States. Many attendees were also surprised to learn that only 41 states currently have laws against FGC. One attendee remarked, "The presentation was incredibly impactful ...
Created on 16 June 2024