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41. Spotlight on Annual Conference Program: The Role of Laws and Social Norms: How to Eradicate Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (CLE) (Human Rights Track) (2022-04-28)
(Events Calendar/Spotlight on Annual Conference Program: The Role of Laws and Social Norms: How to Eradicate Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (CLE) (Human Rights Track))
... in western countries like the United States. It is most often carried out on girls between infancy and age 15. The COVID-19 pandemic is increasing the risk of FGM/C, with the UN predicting an additional ...
Created on 25 April 2022
42. Voices to End FGM/C Fall 2022 Cohort Video Screening (09 May 2023 16:00)
(Events / Webinar)
... get the chance to hear from some of the storytellers themselves about their experience. Since January of 2021, due limited in-person events resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, Sahiyo and StoryCenter ...
Created on 01 May 2023
43. Is the United Kingdom backing out of its commitment to end female genital cutting amid the COVID-19 pandemic?
(News & Blog)
... immigration status, in part, either because they are unaware of the support available, or they fear  immigration enforcement. What is the COVID-19 impact? However, the COVID-19 pandemic appears to ...
Created on 22 December 2020
44. 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
45. 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
46. 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
47. 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
48. 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
49. 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
50. Reflecting on the NAPIESV ARP SA Grantees Gathering in Honolulu, Hawaii
(News & Blog)
... the event, the team reflected on and shared key milestones, including hiring Community Engagement Coordinator Samman Masud, hosting its first in-person Activists Retreat since the Covid-19 pandemic, and ...
Created on 17 October 2024
51. Interview with Joanne Golden of the Connecticut Coalition to End FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... Health were diverted to addressing the COVID-19 pandemic. Now that we are past that, “we have to get their attention again…The law is there, and if a case is brought then a judge can use it [to prosecute ...
Created on 04 September 2024
52. Reflecting on the Activist Retreat
(News & Blog)
By Arefa Cassoobhoy Why did you want to attend the retreat? I had attended a virtual retreat during Covid and I was really surprised by how much I enjoyed meeting other people virtually, so that helped ...
Created on 28 May 2024
53. 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
54. Reflecting on Investing in Girls and Women: Unleashing the Power of Philanthropy to End FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... no misuse of the funds invested in FGC. Accountability would also help in avoiding the diversion of funds away from their original intention. For example, when the Covid-19 Pandemic arose, funds meant ...
Created on 17 May 2023
55. SAHIYO JOINS OVER 40 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS SERVING SEXUAL ASSAULT AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS IN $13.2 MILLION AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN INITIATIVE
(News & Blog)
... from the COVID-19 public health emergency. The work will also promote strategic partnership development and collaboration in responding to the COVID-19 public health emergency on survivors of gender-based ...
Created on 15 May 2023
56. Volunteer spotlight: Aries Nuno
(News & Blog)
... a heavy feeling of discomfort as I tried to wrap my head around the pain and hurt this practice caused. It wasn’t until the COVID-19 pandemic that I revisited the topic, watching a documentary called “The ...
Created on 09 February 2023
57. Sahiyo’s Editorial Team introduces Zoom interviews!
(News & Blog)
Sahiyo’s dedicated staff have been working to expand our reach and build a close-knit community of survivors, advocates, and volunteers for years now, and as the world responds to COVID-19, digital communication ...
Created on 12 May 2022
58. An FGC researcher's reflection on the first-ever Research Agenda and Ethical Guidance on Research for the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilatio
(News & Blog)
... perfectly why these documents are so needed. Every year, at least four million girls are at risk of undergoing FGC. The COVID-19 pandemic has added an additional two million cases to this figure, which ...
Created on 11 February 2022
59. Sahiyo U.S. Advisory Board spotlight: Nesha Abiraj
(News & Blog)
... Covid-19 pandemic in the Caribbean and the United States with local and international NGOs including the Red Cross. Can you tell us a bit about your background? I pursued my law degree with the University ...
Created on 10 December 2021
60. Voices reflection: Sharing my narrative
(News & Blog)
... workshop where a community of people got together to share their stories. However, COVID-19 happened, and this in-person experience was transformed into a virtual series. I was nervous going into the workshop. ...
Created on 08 September 2021