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81. Calling on the CT legislature to protect girls from FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... education and outreach programs, issued civil remedies for survivors, and created better access to healthcare for survivors of FGM/C. Additionally, the bill would have made it clear that FGM/C is a criminal ...
Created on 21 March 2024
82. Sahiyo's Silent Auction Donor Spotlight: Arefa Cassoobho
(News & Blog)
... does the event mean to you?  I’ve worked with Mariya and her team for a few years now, and I have been impressed by how much work they do and also the breadth of their work. From educating healthcare ...
Created on 06 March 2024
83. The African Women’s Clinic: An Interview with Australia’s Only FGM/C Clinic
(News & Blog)
... when patients share stories with Marie and Nigisti. Patients discuss all kinds of negative healthcare encounters they’ve experienced prior to finding the AWC. “We’ve had women with traditional cutting ...
Created on 27 February 2024
84. Sahiyo to release nine new Voices to End FGM/C digital stories
(News & Blog)
... social change. Through watching these videos, we’ve educated governments about the need for policies that protect future generations of girls from FGM/C. The videos also teach healthcare professionals ...
Created on 12 January 2024
85. Breaking the Cycle: A Journey in Women's Health and FGM/C Awarenes
(News & Blog)
... encounters within healthcare settings. My narrative serves as both a reflection and a critique of this phenomenon, extending its scope to spotlight the unique challenges faced by those who have undergone ...
Created on 11 January 2024
86. Insights from Sahiyo and TightLipped's Collaborative Webina
(News & Blog)
... and the intricacies of relationships with healthcare providers, partners, and broader societal stigmas. Notably, one of the speakers, a women’s rights activist, mentioned how her personal health experiences ...
Created on 12 December 2023
87. PRESS RELEASE: Sahiyo publishes Examining the Current State of Critical Intersections: Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting and Social Oppressions report
(News & Blog)
... philosophy based on their reasoning. Law and Policy: In the U.S.,  state laws on FGM/C have been co-opted to ban gender-affirming healthcare for minors. Globally speaking, law and policy has led to the ...
Created on 03 October 2023
88. Training the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice on how to support survivors of FGM/C
(News & Blog)
On August 8th, Sahiyo hosted a training for the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice, titled “Cross-Collaborative Work: Incorporating Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Survivors into Support Services ...
Created on 16 August 2023
89. Tufts University hosts panel to raise awareness of FGC
(News & Blog)
... for Global Leadership at Tisch College. WIIR hosted a panel on FGC as part of a broader conference on the topic of public health and women’s healthcare. Other panelist included Aminata Bah, Copresident ...
Created on 15 May 2023
90. Exploring Canadian physicians’ experiences providing FGC-related care
(News & Blog)
By Kiah Leone As countries like the United States, Canada, Australia, and others become increasingly aware of the practice of female genital cutting (FGC) and its presence in their country, their healthcare ...
Created on 11 May 2023
91. The overturning of Roe v. Wade and its implications for survivors of FGC
(News & Blog)
... of FGC deserve the right to equitable healthcare options to protect them from these potential high risk, life threatening consequences; this includes the right to safe and legal abortions.  Sahiyo interviewed ...
Created on 02 May 2023
92. Policy Outreach, Education, and Advocacy
(Programs)
... for impacted communities and frontline professionals like healthcare providers who may come in contact with at-risk children and/or survivors.  Read More: Washington State becomes 41st state to pass ...
Created on 29 April 2023
93. Not allowing my story on female genital mutilation/cutting to be hidden anymore
(News & Blog)
... the work I do and want to get involved in. As someone who wants to go into the healthcare field, my experience with a a doctor regarding my FGM was not ideal and quite traumatising. I chose to tell my ...
Created on 17 April 2023
94. Sahiyo releases seven new Voices to End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting videos created by survivors and advocates 
(News & Blog)
... globally to advocate for the abandonment of FGM/C within communities, train healthcare and other service providers on the impact of FGM/C, and educate governments on the need for policies that protect ...
Created on 17 April 2023
95. Trusting Me
(News & Blog)
... if Washington coalition to end FGM/C. She is fluent in Arabic, Somali, and English. Her professional and research work focuses on innovative health care services and Health equity for refugee women healthcare ...
Created on 11 April 2023
96. Sahiyo spotlight: Outgoing U.S. Advisory Board Chair Arefa Cassoobhoy
(News & Blog)
... groups involved, including survivors, healthcare workers who need the knowledge and skills to appropriately and with empathy treat their patients, and other community members and workers.  What does ...
Created on 13 March 2023
97. Proposed legislation in Idaho and Texas discriminates against Transgender Youth and removes protections for children at risk of undergoing FGC
(News & Blog)
... by medical practitioners. However, we know FGC often operates outside of the healthcare system entirely, so this amendment could limit avenues of prosecution against FGC practices. Furthermore, the maximum ...
Created on 01 March 2023
98. Troubling Idaho House Bill 71 moves on to Senate
(News & Blog)
... Idaho Legislature has targeted Trans youth, another vulnerable community, by attempting to amend the existing FGM/C law. This amendment would prohibit gender-affirming healthcare from being performed on ...
Created on 24 February 2023
99. Volunteer spotlight: Aries Nuno
(News & Blog)
... heard about Sahiyo through a professor at my university whose work involves improving healthcare for women affected by FGM/C. I was seeking opportunities to support organizations and individuals working ...
Created on 09 February 2023
100. Self-Love & Body Image  
(News & Blog)
... from enthusiastically seeking healthcare or trusting their health provider. Additionally, survivors of FGC may struggle with body image in a way that also impacts sexual activity. Centering survivors ...
Created on 17 January 2023