Support Us
Sahiyo - United Against Female Genital CuttingSahiyo - United Against Female Genital Cutting
  • About Us
    • Our Story
    • Our Team
    • Funders & Partners
    • Annual Report
    • Contact us
  • Our Programs
    • Community Outreach
      • Advocacy & Travel Award
      • Survivor and Community Engagement Toolkit
    • Voices to End FGM/C
    • Training and Technical Assistance
    • Activists Retreat
    • Research
      • Critical Intersections
    • Bhaiyo: Male Allies
    • Policy
    • Thaal pe Charcha
  • Our Impact
    • Newsletters
    • Awards and Distinctions
    • In the Media
  • Get Involved
    • Volunteer with Us
    • Intern with Us
    • Work With Us
    • Annual Comedy Show & Auction
    • Events
    • Sign the Petition
    • Giving Circle - Monthly Giving Program
  • Our Blog
    • Submissions
    • Archive
  • Resources
    • Sahiyo Resources
    • Survivor Support Resources
    • FGC Survivor Support Line
    • FGC in Dawoodi Bohra Community
    • FGC in the United States
    • FGC in India
    • FGC Articles & Research in Other Countries
    • Interventions used to End FGC
    • Research Studies on FGC
  • FAQs
  • Donate
  1. You are here:  
  2. Home

Total: 104 results found.

Search for:

Search Only:

Page 4 of 6

61. Global Collaboration to End FGM/C Conference 2024
(News & Blog)
... to ending female genital cutting worldwide from October 28-29, along with Community Engagement Coordinator Samman Masud as well as Advisory Board Members Nesha Abiraj and Absa Samba. Held at The George ...
Created on 18 November 2024
62. Interview with Zehra Patwa of the Connecticut Coalition to End FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... U.S.’s Advisory Board Chair and co-founder of WeSpeakOut.  When she was in her 40s, Patwa discovered that FGM/C was taking place in the Dawoodi Bohra community she belongs to. “I was shown an interview ...
Created on 20 October 2024
63. Interview with Joanne Golden of the Connecticut Coalition to End FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... LeMay. For this second blog, she talked to Joanne Golden, a member of the Sahiyo U.S. Advisory Board and an attorney working in Massachusetts. Juliet and Joanne discussed how listening to survivors and ...
Created on 04 September 2024
64. Sahiyo Teams Up With Womankind for an FGC 101 Training
(News & Blog)
On August 14th 2024, Sahiyo U.S. Advisory Board Member, Kaneez Madraswalla, led a FGC 101 training in collaboration with Womankind in New York City. Womankind is a leading organization dedicated to supporting ...
Created on 22 August 2024
65. The Connecticut Coalition to End FGM/C Interview Series: Jo Keogh
(News & Blog)
... a member of the Advisory Board at Sahiyo, is a founding member of the Connecticut Coalition to End FGM/C. She is passionate about issues surrounding the practice of FGM/C due to her background as a mental ...
Created on 30 April 2024
66. Building Support for the Connecticut Coalition to End FGM/C After Failure in 2024 Legislative Session
(News & Blog)
... efforts to build a stronger coalition to address this issue in legislation. Zehra Patwa, a survivor of FGM/C, U.S Advisory Board member for Sahiyo, and CT resident outlines the disappointment many feel ...
Created on 23 April 2024
67. Sahiyo's Silent Auction Donor Spotlight: Arefa Cassoobho
(News & Blog)
... advisory board in 2021-2023. She is also a board certified internal medicine physician and has held various senior editing and writing roles at the likes of Everyday Health, WebMD, and Medscape. When ...
Created on 06 March 2024
68. Sahiyo's Silent Auction Donor Spotlight: Kaneez Madraswall
(News & Blog)
... our second donor: Kaneez Madraswalla. Kaneez is Sahiyo’s U.S. Advisory Board Member and a trained lawyer. She works as the Vice-President of Compliance at QBE North America, where she also co-leads the ...
Created on 02 March 2024
69. Sahiyo's Silent Auction Donor Spotlight: Zehra Patw
(News & Blog)
... too, would like to contribute in some way,  click here to donate auction items, money, or sponsor the event. Today, we’re profiling Zehra Patwa, who serves on Sahiyo’s U.S. Advisory Board. She is also ...
Created on 29 February 2024
70. Jo Keogh reflects on the 2023 Women Deliver Conference
(News & Blog)
... people online. Amongst those attending the conference was Jo Keogh, Sahiyo U.S. Advisory Board member as well as a founding member of the Connecticut Coalition to End FGM/C. She reflects on her experience ...
Created on 16 August 2023
71. Roundtable on Systems Change to Address FGM/C Perspectives from State and Municipal Coalitions - a virtual event
(News & Blog)
... focused more on advancing legislation on FGC while others focused on raising awareness of FGM/C. Joanne Golden, a Sahiyo U.S. Advisory Board member and founding member of the Massachusettes Coalition, ...
Created on 17 July 2023
72. Sahiyo’s International Women’s Day Celebration & Silent Auction Donor Spotlight: Tahir Taherbhai
(News & Blog)
... the opportunity to do when I was younger.  Why do you think others should donate to Sahiyo?   With Sahiyo’s wide volunteer network and people like Arefa on the Advisory Board, I know that the team ...
Created on 27 February 2023
73. Sahiyo’s International Women’s Day Celebration & Silent Auction Donor Spotlight: Zehra Patwa
(News & Blog)
... connected to Sahiyo in various ways, as a partner with WeSpeakOut, a retreat organizer, a volunteer, and now, as Vice-Chair of the Advisory Board. Why did you decide to become a donor for Sahiyo’s Inaugural ...
Created on 25 February 2023
74. The Climate Crisis & Human Rights
(News & Blog)
... as a member of the US National Coalition to end early, forced and child marriages and is a US Advisory Board Member to Sahiyo. She previously worked with Human Rights Watch, Save the Children and continues ...
Created on 20 February 2023
75. Sahiyo releases July 2021-June 2022 Annual Report
(News & Blog)
... Sahiyo, we expanded our programs with the support of our staff, interns, volunteers, and Advisory Board.  Our survivor-story-centered blog has grown and we launched a new column called Scenarios ...
Created on 07 December 2022
76. 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
77. Moving Connecticut ahead: Protecting girls from Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting 
(News & Blog)
... de Montpellier in France.  Zehra serves on several Boards, including Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services (IRIS), and currently serves as Vice-Chair of the Sahiyo US Advisory Board. After discovering ...
Created on 21 September 2022
78. Sahiyo's Giving Circle ...
(Get Involved)
... and children's rights, I am able to explore, participate, and continue as an activist through my relationship with Sahiyo."  - Joanne Golden, Attorney and Sahiyo Advisory Board Member  ...
Created on 22 August 2022
79. Reflecting on A Quiet Violence: Navigating Female Genital Cutting as an LGBTQ+ Survivor
(News & Blog)
... Advisory Board chair, internal medicine physician, and chief medical editor of EverydayHealth.com Dr. Arefa Cassoobhoy. Panelists included poet, playwright, filmmaker, and producer Dena Igusti (they/them), ...
Created on 01 August 2022
80. Joanna Vergoth chosen as 2021 CRAVE Foundation for Women honoree
(News & Blog)
We are proud to announce that Sahiyo U.S. Advisory Board Member Joanna Vergoth, LCSW, NCPsyA, was chosen as a 2021 CRAVE Foundation for Women grant recipient. She is a psychotherapist, specializing in ...
Created on 06 July 2022
  • Start
  • «
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • »
  • End

SEARCH BLOGS AND NEWS

or Search by tag

SHARE THIS PAGE

SAHIYO BLOGS

Connecticut Coalition Members Testify on Bill #1438
06 June 2025
Connecticut Coalition Members Testify on Bill #1438
By: Katie Bai After five years of tireless work from advocates, survivors, as well as medical and...
News & Blog
You don’t know how much you need it until it’s over
04 June 2025
You don’t know how much you need it until it’s over
By Umme Kulsoom Arif , Esq. I first attended a Sahiyo Activists’ Retreat in 2022 , when virtual...
News & Blog
Washington D.C. Passes Comprehensive Law to Protect Children from Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
02 June 2025
Washington D.C. Passes Comprehensive Law to Protect Children from Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
By: Katie Bai After six years of tireless work from survivors, advocates, and legislators,...
News & Blog
The History of Addressing Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting via Legislation in Connecticut
02 June 2025
The History of Addressing Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting via Legislation in Connecticut
By: Katie Bai Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is a harmful social norm involving the...
News & Blog
The History of Addressing Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in Montana
02 June 2025
The History of Addressing Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in Montana
By: Katie Bai Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is a harmful social norm involving the...
News & Blog

Sign up for our newsletter

GET INVOLVED

 

  • DONATE
  • INTERN
  • VOLUNTEER
  • SIGN THE PETITION
  • FAQ

ABOUT US

  • OUR HISTORY
  • CONTACT US 
  • MEET THE TEAM 
  • ANNUAL REPORTS 
  • AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS 

NEWS ON FGC

  • SAHIYO NEWS
  • SAHIYO NEWSLETTER
  • SAHIYO IN THE MEDIA
  • FGC IN DAWOODI BOHRA COMMUNITY
  • FGC IN THE USA

CONNECT WITH US

info@sahiyo.org

Phone number: +1 508-263-0112

MAILING ADDRESS: 45 Prospect Street, Cambridge, MA, 02139

© 2025 Sahiyo. All rights reserved | Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy 

  • Home
  • About Us
    • Our Story
    • Our Team
    • Funders & Partners
    • Annual Report
    • Contact us
  • Our Programs
    • Community Outreach
      • Advocacy & Travel Award
      • Survivor and Community Engagement Toolkit
    • Voices to End FGM/C
    • Training and Technical Assistance
    • Activists Retreat
    • Research
      • Critical Intersections
    • Bhaiyo: Male Allies
    • Policy
    • Thaal pe Charcha
  • Our Impact
    • Newsletters
    • Awards and Distinctions
    • In the Media
  • Get Involved
    • Volunteer with Us
    • Intern with Us
    • Work With Us
    • Annual Comedy Show & Auction
    • Events
    • Sign the Petition
    • Giving Circle - Monthly Giving Program
  • Our Blog
    • Submissions
    • Archive
  • Resources
    • Sahiyo Resources
    • Survivor Support Resources
    • FGC Survivor Support Line
    • FGC in Dawoodi Bohra Community
    • FGC in the United States
    • FGC in India
    • FGC Articles & Research in Other Countries
    • Interventions used to End FGC
    • Research Studies on FGC
  • FAQs
  • Donate