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1. About - Our Story
Created on 30 November -0001
2. Exploring Other Forms of Female Genital Alteration
(News & Blog)
... negative impact on bodily autonomy, health, and well-being. Through this social media series, Sahiyo aims to amplify awareness within the broader discussions surrounding gender-based violence, consent, ...
Created on 10 April 2025
3. Reflecting on the Critical Intersections Webinar
(News & Blog)
... with FGM/C in India, and Saza touched on the benefits of framing FGM/C through the lens of gender to recognize FGM/C is a form of gender-based violence. Naquia spoke to the framing aspect and asked readers ...
Created on 21 March 2025
4. Reframing FGM/C Through an Intersectional Lens at CSW69
(News & Blog)
... and Professor James Rockey (Birmingham University), reframed FGM/C as not just a cultural issue, but a serious form of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) and child abuse. Professor Rockey shared findings ...
Created on 18 March 2025
5. Sahiyo Releases Toolkit for Survivor and Community Engagement to Address FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... adapt various forms of engagement to suit the specific needs and contexts of each community.  Sahiyo Co-Founder Mariya Taher emphasized that the “Recognition of FGM/C as a form of gender-based violence ...
Created on 11 March 2025
6. Positive Masculinity; A Critical Tool in the Movement to End FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... exclude men in the work to end gender-based violence. If we do, the existing discriminatory power structure will be reinforced. It made me reflect upon my Midwest fraternity days, when “little sister” ...
Created on 20 February 2025
7. Reflection on the Sahiyo Activists Retreat 2024: Zahara Kagalwalla
(News & Blog)
... collaboration, share insights, and strengthen efforts to eliminate this form of gender-based violence. The retreats include educational programs, self-care activities, and presentations from advocates ...
Created on 18 February 2025
8. Supporting Survivors in the LGBTQIA+ Community: How Sahiyo Helped Afiqa Attend the ASEAN Queer Leadership Week
(News & Blog)
... (SRHR), gender-based violence (GBV), and children’s rights.  I wanted to strengthen my advocacy work in the anti-FGM/C movements by connecting and building solidarity with regional activists. I wanted ...
Created on 06 February 2025
9. Uniting to End FGM/C Across the Americas: A Joint Statement
(News & Blog)
... and survivor advocacy groups, dedicated to ending female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) across the Americas. Recognizing FGM/C as a severe violation of human rights and a form of gender-based violence ...
Created on 06 February 2025
10. Connecticut’s Lieutenant Governor Recognizes International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... 6th as International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM/C, a day to “take time to support women and girls” and end this harmful form of gender-based violence. In the citation, the Lieutenant Governor uplifts ...
Created on 06 February 2025
11. Calling CT Residents to Action - Ban FGM/C in Connecticut
(News & Blog)
... children from FGM/C. FGM/C is a human rights violation and an extreme form of gender-based violence which causes severe physical and psychological damage.  The introduction of this bill is a result of ...
Created on 30 January 2025
12. Cave of Consciousness
(News & Blog)
... at once. I may have conquered the silence, but I’m still dealing with the secrecy and the self-criticism. I want people to know that FGM/C is just one aspect of the larger, collective trauma of gender-based ...
Created on 23 January 2025
13. Intern Spotlight: Fundraising & Auction Intern Lisa Zhu
(News & Blog)
... deeply troubled by this form of gender-based violence. I was especially shocked to learn that FGM/C affects girls of my age in the U.S. I felt compelled to contribute to the efforts to end this issue, ...
Created on 14 January 2025
14. Critical Intersections Research Shifts Towards Implementation of Findings in Technical Assistance Trainings
(News & Blog)
By: Rachel Wine This month, Sahiyo led two trainings to expand the impact of the findings of our Critical Intersections Research Project within the greater gender-based violence (GBV) sphere. While FGM/C ...
Created on 14 January 2025
15. 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
16. Global Collaboration to End FGM/C Conference 2024
(News & Blog)
... speeches that recognized FGM/C as a pressing gender-based violence issue. They also portrayed it as an alarming public health crisis, bringing with it intersecting problems of child-marriage, human trafficking, ...
Created on 18 November 2024
17. Training Recap: An Introduction to Female Genital Cutting with AshaKiran
(News & Blog)
... FGC as a form of gender-based violence (GBV) that remains largely hidden and perpetuated by silence within communities. A key discussion point was Alabama’s unique position as one of the states without ...
Created on 14 November 2024
18. Breaking the Silence
(News & Blog)
Why did you want to attend the workshop and share your story? I wanted to attend the workshop because I recognized it as a unique opportunity to share my journey with FGM/C, a silent struggle I had endured ...
Created on 05 November 2024
19. My Story, My Voice
(News & Blog)
... parts of the workshop for me.  I think the workshop has helped me be more open to sharing my story with others. Before the workshop, I would just speak up against other forms of gender-based violence, ...
Created on 05 November 2024
20. On My Own Terms
(News & Blog)
... other forms of gender-based violence and oppression because, in many ways, they are all interconnected.  Musu Bakoto Sawo is a feminist human rights lawyer with over 18 years of experience in children’s ...
Created on 05 November 2024