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41. Staff Spotlight Community Engagement Coordinator: Samman Masud
(News & Blog)
... to better mobilize more advocates working to address FGC within South Asian communities. In addition to assisting with the logistics of the retreat planning, I dedicate the rest of my time fostering relationships ...
Created on 13 February 2024
42. Training the San Francisco Domestic Violence Consortium on FGC in honor of Zero Tolerance Day for FGC.
(News & Blog)
... experiences:  "Thank you for your work! Looking forward to learning more and I appreciate AWS’s leadership on this matter."  "Thank you for a super engaging presentation! I learned a lot."  This initiative ...
Created on 13 February 2024
43. Sahiyo to release nine new Voices to End FGM/C digital stories
(News & Blog)
... the past six years, supporting over 70 courageous souls from more than 19 countries to share their experiences. Along with being therapeutic, these stories are tools we use to plant the seeds of greater ...
Created on 12 January 2024
44. A Plan in Action: Reflecting on the 2023 Peer-to-Peer National ARP Convening
(News & Blog)
... in their communities. It is Sisyphean work sometimes — these conversations must happen more than once, the violence cannot be stopped in a single day. As we watch another khatna-related prosecution begin, ...
Created on 12 December 2023
45. Passion, Purpose, Party: My take on Sahiyo's Activists Retrea
(News & Blog)
... and share that I underwent cutting, inquiring exactly how my body differs. This notion would not have even crossed my mind before attending the Activists Retreat. I have become even more vocal, forthcoming, ...
Created on 08 December 2023
46. Presenting the Critical Intersections Research Project to The Girl Generation
(News & Blog)
... from a scoping review on the topic of intersectionality. More specifically, this report explores connections between the anti-female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) sphere and other social justice movements, ...
Created on 08 December 2023
47. Exploring FGC with GBV Service Providers
(News & Blog)
... inspiring advocacy efforts. The training also explored the cultural contexts of FGC, examining its presence globally, and more specifically in the U.S., receiving an overview of current U.S. laws related ...
Created on 14 November 2023
48. PRESS RELEASE: Sahiyo publishes Examining the Current State of Critical Intersections: Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting and Social Oppressions report
(News & Blog)
... negatively affects the work to end FGM/C. The webinar was highly successful, engaging more than 300 people. Using that momentum, with funding from Wallace Global Fund, Sahiyo U.S. launched a research project ...
Created on 03 October 2023
49. My experience at the Global Woman Awards and Walk to End FGM
(News & Blog)
... including an educator, doctors, survivors, students, and more. I felt hopeful for the future of this work seeing many young activists in the crowd. When the award ceremony ended, the group gathered to ...
Created on 03 October 2023
50. Sahiyo receives grant from Ben & Jerry’s Foundation
(News & Blog)
... leadership and collective action of Black communities, Indigenous communities, and communities of color in their efforts to build movements to dismantle oppressive and discriminatory systems toward a more ...
Created on 07 September 2023
51. A Quiet Violence: Navigating Female Genital Cutting as an LGBTQ+ Survivor (2022-06-23)
(Events Calendar/A Quiet Violence: Navigating Female Genital Cutting as an LGBTQ+ Survivor)
... with more than 32 years’ experience. She is a University of Minnesota Medical School graduate where she was class and student body president. After residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University ...
Created on 29 June 2022
52. Voices to End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: A Video Screening & Discussion with Survivors of FGM/C in Washington State (13 June 2024)
(Events / Screening)
... women in their families. This educational event will touch on how survivors of FGM/C in Washington State and more nationally are impacted by this harmful practice, and emphasize the need to build a multi-sectorial, ...
Created on 05 June 2024
53. Virtual Briefing: Prevention & Response: How to Protect Washington’s Children & Support Survivors & Communities Impacted by Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting. (08 May 2024)
(Events / Webinar)
... meeting on April 23rd, join us on Wednesday, May 8th to learn more about how Washington State plans to address the issue of female genital mutilation/cutting following the passage of State Senate Bill ...
Created on 30 April 2024
54. Survivors Speak: Stories of Healing and Action (28 November 2023 19:00)
(Events / Webinar)
Please join Sahiyo, Asian Women's Shelter, and Silence Speaks for an informal one-hour webinar on trauma-informed storytelling to address gender-based violence.   For more than a decade, we've been supporting ...
Created on 02 November 2023
55. More Than A Survivor: Celebrating Queer Joy
(News & Blog)
At Sahiyo, we believe in creating a space where all voices are heard and celebrated. We acknowledge the unique experiences of Queer survivors within the FGC community and aim to provide support, inclusivity, ...
Created on 21 June 2023
56. More Than A Survivor: Celebrating Queer Joy Campaign
(News & Blog)
... deserve to be seen, heard, and made room for in the FGC sphere. Whether this means incorporating more gender-inclusive language, clarifying that outdated statistics only capture the experiences of women ...
Created on 15 May 2023
57. More Than A Survivor: An interview with Nevin
(News & Blog)
... people from seeing a person in any other context beyond survivorship. Our campaign, #MoreThanASurvivor, explores our individuality and shows the world what makes us unique. After all, who we are is made ...
Created on 10 December 2020
58. More Than A Survivor: An interview with Zenab
(News & Blog)
... people from seeing a person in any other context beyond survivorship. Our campaign, #MoreThanASurvivor, explores our individuality and shows the world what makes us unique. After all, who we are is made ...
Created on 09 December 2020
59. More Than A Survivor: An interview with Aarefa
(News & Blog)
... people from seeing a person in any other context beyond survivorship. Our campaign, #MoreThanASurvivor, explores our individuality and shows the world what makes us unique. After all, who we are is made ...
Created on 08 December 2020
60. More Than A Survivor: An interview with Jenny
(News & Blog)
... people from seeing a person in any other context beyond survivorship. Our campaign, #MoreThanASurvivor, explores our individuality and shows the world what makes us unique. After all, who we are is made ...
Created on 07 December 2020
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