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21. More Than A Survivor: An interview with Jenny
(News & Blog)
...  What does an average day look like for you?  At this time, with Covid-19, an average day will find me homeschooling my kids during the day, and then working as a nurse several nights a week.   ...
Created on 07 December 2020
22. Virtual Thaal Pe Charcha goes pan India
(News & Blog)
... to safety during the pandemic. The current COVID-19 situation may have restricted this TPC to a virtual interaction and taken away the joy of relishing traditional Bohra cuisine. However, participants ...
Created on 16 November 2020
23. Orchid Project releases report detailing the pandemic's impact on female genital cuttin
(News & Blog)
... of young girls. In response, the Orchid Project, decided to further investigate the impact of COVID-19 on the practice of FGC and the movement to end it. The Orchid Project is a nongovernmental organization ...
Created on 20 October 2020
24. Sahiyo hosts first virtual Thaal Pe Charcha
(News & Blog)
...  Due to COVID-19, we had to cancel all our on the ground events and organize an online TPC this month. To make the virtual event successful, we incorporated creative activities so that participants could ...
Created on 12 August 2020
25. Why I shared my experience at Voices to End FGM/C with the medical community
(News & Blog)
... itself, as well as their dialogue.    Due to COVID-19, the conference shifted to a virtual platform where our poster was displayed in the “Poster Hall” for any member of the conference to view at any ...
Created on 11 August 2020
26. UNFPA launches 2020 State of the World Population Report
(News & Blog)
... societal norms; and stating governments must fulfill their obligations under human rights treaties.  Panelists Hillware, Ntaiya, and Smoot spoke on the importance of this report in the era of COVID-19. ...
Created on 07 August 2020
27. Massachusetts Senate passes FGM/C bill
(News & Blog)
... and that girls born in Massachusetts are at risk. Thirty-eight states have already passed laws banning FGM/C,  including during the shutdown for the COVID-19 pandemic, and we respectfully urge Governor ...
Created on 30 July 2020
28. Understanding the effect of COVID-19 on gender-based violence in Nigeria
(News & Blog)
By Hunter Kessous In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Hidden Scars and Magool have teamed up to offer biweekly webinars that amplify the voices of the grassroots organizations working to protect girls ...
Created on 28 July 2020
29. How COVID-19 impacts programs devoted to ending gender-based violence, including female genital cutting
(News & Blog)
By Hunter Kessous The COVID-19 pandemic has turned the world upside down, so it is unsurprising that gender-based violence (GBV), including female genital cutting (FGC), has also been affected. Hidden ...
Created on 21 July 2020
30. Massachusetts House passes FGM/C bill
(News & Blog)
... that FGM/C happens in the U.S. and that girls born in Massachusetts are at risk. Thirty-eight states have already passed laws banning FGM/C including during the shutdown for the COVID19 pandemic, and ...
Created on 16 July 2020
31. Let’s Talk FGC: A fireside chat with Mariya Taher and Farzana Esmail
(News & Blog)
... has been made to date, the impact of COVID-19 on this progress, and Sahiyo’s theory for social change.  Farzana: Mariya, thank you so much for doing this. Before I go on to introduce your illustrious ...
Created on 25 June 2020
32. Digital advocacy on female genital cutting in the time of COVID-19
(News & Blog)
By Miranda Dobson “For many parents in the Bohra community who are thinking about having their daughters undergo female genital cutting, the delay that COVID-19 has caused is likely not a big deal, as ...
Created on 18 June 2020
33. Reflections on the Voices alumni COVID-19 storytelling workshop
(News & Blog)
By Lara Kingstone Sahiyo held a StoryCenter-led COVID-19 storytelling session for Voices to End FMG/C alumni in May. The session was created to continue building community online and offer a space for ...
Created on 11 June 2020
34. We are listening: Sahiyo's statement on protests against police brutalit
(News & Blog)
... this country’s black communities.  The events of the past two weeks are happening at a time in which black Americans are getting consistently hit hardest by COVID-19, due to the structural inequality ...
Created on 05 June 2020
35. How COVID-19 may increase gender-based violence, including FGM/C
(News & Blog)
The UNFPA and UNICEF Joint Program on the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) released a technical note about how the COVID-19 pandemic may affect women and girls adversely in regard ...
Created on 11 May 2020
36. Supporting each other through COVID-19 and continuing our efforts to end female genital cutting
(News & Blog)
Dear Sahiyo community, We’re writing to let you know that we are so grateful to have you be part of the Sahiyo community, and even though we are living in unprecedented times with the COVID-19 pandemic ...
Created on 28 March 2020
37. FGC Articles & Research in Other Countries
(News & Blog)
... common than assumed: UN ‘Cut with a blade’: Colombia indigenous groups discuss FGM FGC and COVID: Is the Pandemic Causing a Surge in Female Genital Mutilation FGC in Egypt: Egypt: The ...
Created on 04 December 2017
38. Research Studies on FGC
(News & Blog)
...  FGM and Social Norms: A Guide to Designing Culturally Sensitive Community Programmes   Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: A Call For A Global Response   COVID-19 Disrupting ...
Created on 07 July 2017
39. Our History
(Uncategorised)
... week. Due to COVID-19, Sahiyo changed the format for our third annual activist retreat to an online, virtual Activist Retreat and hosted it in April 2020.  On April 16, Sahiyo co-founder Aarefa partnered ...
Created on 15 June 2016
40. More News on FGC
(Uncategorised)
...    Perception and barriers: reporting female genital mutilation COVID and FGC  Is the Pandemic Causing a Surge in Female Genital Mutilation Interventions used ...
Created on 06 January 2016