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81. Join Us at Sahiyos Activists Retreat
(News & Blog)
Sahiyo U.S. will host its eighth annual Activists Retreat virtually via Zoom from July 26th - July 28th, 2024. Sahiyo’s Activist Retreats bring anti-FGC activists together in a safe space to female genital ...
Created on 14 May 2024
82. U.S. Activists Retreat 2024 Frequently Asked Questions
(News & Blog)
Who is this retreat for? Sahiyo is pleased to announce that the 2024 U.S. Activists’ Retreat to any person connected to a community or communities engaged in the practice of FGM/C and who is interested ...
Created on 09 April 2024
83. Join us for Sahiyo’s 8th annual Activists Retreat
(News & Blog)
From July 26 - July 28th, 2024, Sahiyo U.S. will host its 8th annual Activists Retreat virtually via Zoom. Sahiyo hosts an annual Activist Retreats to bring anti-FGC activists together in a safe space ...
Created on 19 March 2024
84. Passion, Purpose, Party: My take on Sahiyo's Activists Retrea
(News & Blog)
... ultimately leading me to finally attend the Sahiyo in-person Activists Retreat in 2023. My activism and journey came full circle when I sat around the beautiful living room of a fellow Sahiyo member who ...
Created on 08 December 2023
85. Reflecting on the 2023 Activists Retreat
(News & Blog)
By Samman Masud In September 2023, activists, survivors of female genital cutting (FGC), and community members from the Bohra community came from all over the U.S. to gather in-person at Sahiyo’s 6th ...
Created on 15 November 2023
86. Join us in-person at Sahiyo's 2023 Activists Retrea
(News & Blog)
By Umme Kulsoom Arif This September, from the 15-19th, Sahiyo will host its annual Activists Retreat in person for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. For many Sahiyo volunteers and retreat alumni, ...
Created on 17 August 2023
87. Applications open for the 2023 in-person Bohra Activists Retreat
(News & Blog)
From September 15-17th, Sahiyo U.S. will host our 7th Activists Retreat in Atlanta, Georgia. Sahiyo hosts annual Activist Retreats to bring the Bohra community together in a safe space and discuss the ...
Created on 17 July 2023
88. 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
89. Activists Retreat Reflection: What community means to me
(News & Blog)
By Zehra Patwa My fifth experience at the Sahiyo Bohra Activists Retreat in June 2022 was, once again, eye opening, supportive, and so much fun; in particular, because I met a whole new set of North ...
Created on 04 August 2022
90. Activists Retreat Reflection: A shift that was needed
(News & Blog)
By Amena Ali This was my second time participating in the Activists Retreat, and my first Retreat on the planning committee. I thoroughly enjoyed this year, and especially the shift from last year compared ...
Created on 29 July 2022
91. Activists Retreat Reflection: Umme's experienc
(News & Blog)
By Umme Kulsoom Arif When I was first invited to join the 2022 Sahiyo Activists Retreat I was… terrified. I almost didn’t sign up. I wanted to be an activist and I wanted to do more with Sahiyo, but ...
Created on 29 July 2022
92. A reflection on Sahiyo’s virtual U.S. Activists Retreat
(News & Blog)
By Anonymous The aim of Sahiyo’s third annual Activists Retreat in the United States was to continue to work toward building a network of U.S.-based Bohra activists against female genital mutilation/cutting ...
Created on 11 September 2021
93. A reflection on Sahiyo’s Activists Retreat: A sense of belonging
(News & Blog)
By Amena I attended Sahiyo’s Activists Retreat because it stands for a cause I believe in to end female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) for future generations of girls. This was the first time I was ...
Created on 18 May 2021
94. A reflection on Sahiyo’s Activists Retreat: Creating an impact to end female genital cutting
(News & Blog)
By Anonymous I had the opportunity to attend Sahiyo’s second virtual Activists Retreat (my first one) last month and absolutely loved every second of it. I had been feeling extreme Zoom fatigue leading ...
Created on 18 May 2021
95. Activists Retreat
(Programs)
Activists Retreat The Sahiyo Activist Retreat aims to bring together ‘activists’ who speak out against Female Genital Cutting (FGC) - people who work either publicly or anonymously to raise community ...
Created on 03 December 2020
96. Digital advocacy: The future of activism for survivors and activists
(News & Blog)
by Sandra Yu  Activism is the policy or action of using vigorous campaigning to bring about political or social change. Prior to Sahiyo, I thought to be an activist was to be loud. Anything less than ...
Created on 10 November 2020
97. Voices to End FGM/C Launch: 27 survivors and activists create videos to share their stories
(News & Blog)
Important links: Watch the Voices to End FGM/C survivor and activist videos here, as they are released every week. Read blogs by participants of Voices to End FGM/C by following the “Voices Series” here. ...
Created on 05 February 2020
98. When Thaal Pe Charcha participants met Mumbai's Veteran Activist
(News & Blog)
... and new participants from the Bohra community (five of whom were men), the event also featured women leaders and activists from various non-profit organizations working on women’s rights. They were invited ...
Created on 12 January 2020
99. My Sahiyo U.S. Activists Retreat Reflection
(News & Blog)
... ever Sahiyo Activists Retreat this past January. I wanted to meet the brave women who had been the first to speak out openly against FGC and who allowed the rest of us to finally have a platform to do ...
Created on 29 March 2018
100. My experience at Sahiyo’s first Activists Retreat in India
(News & Blog)
By Chandni Shiyal Sahiyo administrative assistant One day before Sahiyo’s first Activists Retreat for Bohras held in February in Mumbai, I was a bit nervous about how it would pan out in terms of arrangement ...
Created on 12 March 2018