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1. FAQs
Created on 30 November -0001
2. What Not to Say
(News & Blog)
... birth to my two wonderful daughters. To some, these experiences would not necessarily qualify as microaggressions, nor are they typical cases of gender-based violence, but these discourses warrant a much ...
Created on 24 December 2024
3. Headline: Understanding the Critical Intersections of FGM/C with other social injustices: Encouraging dialogue on cross-movement collaboration
(News & Blog)
... systemic racism and FGM/C) To compile tools, resources, case studies, and more that illustrate how cross-collaboration can be carried out within the larger social justice field  If you and your organization ...
Created on 14 May 2024
4. Critical Intersections
(Programs)
... tools, resources, case studies, and more that illustrate how cross-collaboration can be carried out within the larger social justice field  Trainings Available: Introduction to Intersections with FGM/C- ...
Created on 28 August 2023
5. The overturning of Roe v. Wade and its implications for survivors of FGC
(News & Blog)
By Trisha Kini On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court made the devastating decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, thus denying women and those assigned female at birth (AFAB) the right to safe abortions ...
Created on 02 May 2023
6. A conversation with Washington activist Absa Samba: SB 5453 a product of collaboration and persistence
(News & Blog)
... to achieving the goal.”  In the case of Washington, this certainly rings true. Absa Samba is a graduate student pursuing a double masters in Social Work and Public Administration at the University ...
Created on 07 March 2023
7. My thoughts on the Washington Senate Bill to end FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... voice, but I did not want to disappoint my parents or bring shame to my family. As I followed the Detroit FGM case in 2018, I became increasingly disappointed as it all unraveled. Then I learned about ...
Created on 13 February 2023
8. Training and Technical Assistance
(Programs)
... Hidden Scars x Sahiyo: Practitioner and Advocate Training Case Study: Supporting Asian Women’s Shelter to implement services supporting FGC survivors  ...
Created on 05 October 2022
9. Sahiyo featured in Align case study and webinar
(News & Blog)
After an ALIGN literature review revealed a lack of research on how broadcast media contributes positively to gender norm change, Faria A. Nasruddin has developed a series of case studies for the ALIGN ...
Created on 14 November 2021
10. Sahiyo partners with FAWCO to lead an educational webinar on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in the United States
(News & Blog)
... FGC focusing on cases in Africa or “developing” countries, and evidence of such practices being greatly underreported in the Western world. This figure was made even more impactful when Mariya further ...
Created on 01 November 2021
11. Practitioner and advocate training: Best practices for working with survivors of gender-based violence
(News & Blog)
... Our presentation explored how practitioners can provide trauma-informed care to survivors of GBV, using FGC as a case study. We also provided resources for clinicians and other front-line professionals ...
Created on 19 July 2021
12. Sahiyo’s U.S. Communications Manager is awarded a Masters degree with merit
(News & Blog)
... and more. Furthermore, progressive local CSE advocates are often questioned about their legitimacy and authentic claim to ‘localness.’ Lara dug into these questions in several case studies including Sahiyo ...
Created on 09 March 2021
13. Sahiyo Awards and Distinctions
(News & Blog)
...  2020 Using Sahiyo as a case study for her research, Lara Kingstone received a merit distinction from University College London grad school dissertation, entitled The Cultural Battlefield of Localized ...
Created on 02 March 2021
14. The United States has a law banning female genital cutting. What now?
(News & Blog)
... commerce, thereby confirming Congress’ power to make FGC illegal. Since that pivotal case over two years ago, young girls are now protected against FGC under federal law.  Although there is reason to ...
Created on 14 January 2021
15. Sahiyo participated in key virtual events with global organizations in October
(News & Blog)
... that sharing and listening to personal stories can play in advocacy, and presented a case study of how they have worked with Sahiyo on the Voices to End FGM/C project to position digital storytelling as ...
Created on 18 November 2020
16. How female genital cutting is portrayed in television series
(News & Blog)
... before, but handled her case graciously. When Nadifa went into labor, the midwife realized the panic she was experiencing was a result of a flashback to having been cut, and helped calm her. Mental health ...
Created on 13 October 2020
17. Protecting the girl child: The need for an anti-FGM law in India 
(News & Blog)
... among the girls and women to report cases of FGM. It may also help to put in place a mechanism for mandatory reporting of cases and also adequate protection measures. A strong political will is the key ...
Created on 06 August 2020
18. Let’s Talk FGC: A fireside chat with Mariya Taher and Farzana Esmail
(News & Blog)
... are dealing with.  Farzana: You know, in my case, if I could just use my reference, just for a few minutes here. Perhaps this analogy will sound a bit absurd, but I will go with this analogy. It’s like ...
Created on 25 June 2020
19. The movement to end FGM/C: Looking back at the 2010s and looking forward in 2020
(News & Blog)
... in Australia. This was Australia’s first case under its 1997 law banning FGC. However, the legal ups and downs did not end with the conviction in 2015.  In 2018, an appeals court overturned the convictions ...
Created on 11 January 2020
20. Reflecting before we move forward: Overview of global FGC news from 2018
(News & Blog)
... a 10-year-old Somali girl died during a traditional genital cutting ceremony. After an investigation, those responsible were prosecuted. The direction of this case has been called a ‘defining moment’ for ...
Created on 16 January 2019