Total: 113 results found.

Search for:
Search Only:

Page 5 of 6

81. Reflections after sharing my story during the Psychosocial Impacts of FGM/C Webinar
(News & Blog)
... land, I am your real family member, friend, neighbor, colleague – a citizen of your community.” To echo what was shared in the webinar, yes, we need to end this practice in our communities, AND there ...
Created on 19 May 2024
82. Reflecting on our webinar: Quiet Activism and Understanding the Psychosocial Impacts of Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
... discussing the “quiet” or private forms of activism that shape their day-to-day lives. They discussed navigating complex psychosocial contexts—ranging from family dynamics to community backlash—and shared ...
Created on 14 May 2024
83. Navigating Complexity: Understanding and Addressing Challenges Faced by Kurdish Women with FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... further impede survivors from seeking help, leading to discrimination, stigma, and reluctance to access essential services. As a family counselor and psychotherapist specializing in FGM/C,  I have conducted ...
Created on 26 April 2024
84. A Space to Belong: My Reflection on the 2023 Activist Retreat
(News & Blog)
... I was cut, and I was 19 when I found out. At the time that I found out I had been cut, I had one younger cousin and she was also cut despite my family's best attempts to prevent it from happening. For me, ...
Created on 01 April 2024
85. Sahiyo's Silent Auction Donor Spotlight: Zehra Patw
(News & Blog)
... had about cutting with female members of my family were like, “It just happens. You just do it and you just move on with your life.” But in this WhatsApp group, people were talking about how to stop this ...
Created on 29 February 2024
86. The African Women’s Clinic: An Interview with Australia’s Only FGM/C Clinic
(News & Blog)
... who is a coordinator for the Family and Reproductive Rights Education Program (FARREP)* at the Royal Women’s Hospital. FARREP is a program that provides services for women from places where FGM/C is practiced. ...
Created on 27 February 2024
87. Zehra Patwa on Sahiyo and the Coalition to End FGM/C’s recent panel discussion with Connecticut legislators – and why it was a positive step forward
(News & Blog)
... a lot of leeway, but parents don’t – or can’t – always make the best decision. I realize that there are parents who feel very pressured to do this by the elders in their family or community. If we have ...
Created on 22 February 2024
88. Sahiyo’s Second Annual Women’s Day Celebration and Silent Auction
(News & Blog)
... support this amazing event by hosting a VIP Watch Party, where you can invite your friends and family to enjoy the show and learn more about what we do here at Sahiyo. This option also includes Sahiyo ...
Created on 15 February 2024
89. Voices to End FGM/C Cohort #9 – Hybrid Digital Storytelling Workshop
(News & Blog)
... and Sunday June 22 and 23. In-person Workshop Location: Washington, DC.  Who Can Apply: Individuals living in the U.S. who have experienced FGM/C, as well as family members, friends, advocates, and others ...
Created on 06 February 2024
90. It's a Marathon, Not a Rac
(News & Blog)
... story narrates the experiences I remember the most as a six-year-old girl who was taken to another country (Senegal) for FGM/C, under the disguise of spending summer break with my cousins and family. And ...
Created on 12 January 2024
91. Turning Grief into Purpose
(News & Blog)
...  even feel like I was necessarily at a workshop. It felt like I was with family. And I couldn't believe that people have gone through so much pain. Hearing other people's stories made me realize that there ...
Created on 12 January 2024
92. Resilience
(News & Blog)
... United Nations, and to work with children's rights, to protect them against physical and emotional violence. I also want to have a family, to travel, and to be happy. I believe I can accomplish these goals ...
Created on 12 January 2024
93. Bearing Tradition: Navigating the Pressure of Khatna
(News & Blog)
By Faizneen Bharmal Growing up in a progressive and well-educated Dawoodi Bohra family, the topic of Khatna, commonly known as female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) around the world, was always shrouded ...
Created on 11 January 2024
94. 2024 begins with team transitions at Sahiyo
(News & Blog)
As we settle into 2024, the Sahiyo family is excited to welcome Sheena Vasani as our new Editorial Coordinator. Sheena, a strong believer in the power of the written world to enact social change and heal, ...
Created on 11 January 2024
95. Sahiyo staff spotlight: Editorial Assistant Megan Seaver
(News & Blog)
... of FGC as a whole, and has left me feeling more willing to speak and write on the topic for my work at Sahiyo, but also in my personal life. FGC wasn’t something that was talked about in my own family ...
Created on 02 January 2024
96. Secrecy leads to the continuation of FGC in families and communities
(News & Blog)
... about FGC and thinking I had never heard of it happening in my own community. It was really shocking for me to hear something like that.” “I started thinking about whether I had friends or family members ...
Created on 02 January 2024
97. Passion, Purpose, Party: My take on Sahiyo's Activists Retrea
(News & Blog)
... and eye roll), gentle yet assertive with the uninformed, and fierce with those who willfully endorse these violations against people/children with or without family consent. I do not take no for an answer ...
Created on 08 December 2023
98. Volunteer spotlight: Policy intern Delia Donovan
(News & Blog)
... survivors to spread awareness about FGC to communities who don’t know enough about it. Many of my friends and family have not undergone FGC and know very little about the practice, but through my education ...
Created on 11 September 2023
99. Sahiyo Discusses book club to hold next event in September
(News & Blog)
... from The Miranda Family Fund (2023), Motor Theater Company (2023), New Ohio Theatre (Now In Process 2022), Center at West Park (2021), Converse, and more. In a post-colonial world shaped by what is and ...
Created on 06 September 2023
100. L'Oréal Paris Inducts Ten Extraordinary Changemakers into Its Signature Philanthropic Initiative, Women of Wort
(News & Blog)
... pride that we welcome 10 more incredible changemakers into the L'Oréal Paris Women of Worth family, now 180 women strong," said L'Oréal Paris USA President, Ali Goldstein. "By championing female non-profit ...
Created on 07 August 2023