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21. Sahiyo U.S Executive Director Mariya Taher receives the 2024 Champion of Change Award
(News & Blog)
... our Voices to End FGM/C digital storytelling project in culturally specific ways, which has been such a gift. Who knew that years after volunteering with them we'd still be working together and building ...
Created on 16 October 2024
22. Intern Spotlight: Fundraising and Auction Intern Elaina Baliner
(News & Blog)
... process and effectively engaging with businesses for our upcoming silent auction. What stays with me the most is my new awareness of how many women and girls endure this practice daily—and how little training ...
Created on 11 October 2024
23. Reflecting on the 2024 Asian Pacific Institute for Gender Based Violence National Summit
(News & Blog)
By: Samman Masud In August 2024, I, along with Sahiyo U.S. Executive Director Mariya Taher attended the Asian-Pacific Institute for Gender Based-Violence (APIGBV) National Summit in San Francisco, California. ...
Created on 13 September 2024
24. Announcing a New Website for FGM/C Prevention & Response Project in Washington State!
(News & Blog)
Sahiyo U.S. and partners of the FGM/C Prevention & Response in Washington State project are thrilled to announce the launch of wafgmc.com, the new comprehensive resource hub for the project! This website ...
Created on 22 August 2024
25. Advocacy & Travel Award
(Programs)
... work related to supporting survivors and preventing FGM/C.  This award covers travel and/or project-related expenses enabling recipients to collaborate with like-minded individuals, gain new insights and ...
Created on 14 August 2024
26. Sahiyo is thrilled The Gambia decided to keep the FGC ban in place!
(News & Blog)
...  Related links: Our Fight to End FGM in The Gambia: Who is Listening? UNICEF released new data on global prevalence of FGM/C  Behind the Wall by Gambian activist and FGC survivor Isatou ...
Created on 23 July 2024
27. Sahiyo in D.C.! Key Insights from Our In-Person Meeting with DOJ OVW Partners
(News & Blog)
... for ongoing support and capacity building in FGC prevention and response, recognizing that this is a journey we undertake together, pioneering new efforts and approaches in addressing FGC.  We look forward ...
Created on 18 July 2024
28. Reflecting on Virtual and In-Person Sessions for Voices to End FGM/C Workshop 2024
(News & Blog)
Sahiyo completed our 2024 Voices to End FGM/C digital storytelling workshop, welcoming 10 new storytellers to our ninth cohort. Since 2018, this initiative has united over 80 survivors, advocates, and ...
Created on 16 July 2024
29. Volunteer Spotlight: Policy Intern Juliet Shires
(News & Blog)
... for advocacy around a particular issue but when I found Sahiyo and looked more into their work, I knew it was something I wanted to be involved in. What does your work with Sahiyo involve? My day-to-day ...
Created on 11 July 2024
30. Reflecting on the Activist Retreat
(News & Blog)
... I knew that Zehra Petwa and Mariya were FGC experts when it came to talking about FGC, so I wanted to learn from them and the team how to communicate in a nonjudgmental way about the practice. I also wanted ...
Created on 28 May 2024
31. Sahiyo staff spotlight: Editorial Coordinator Sheena Vasani
(News & Blog)
... South Asians, my parents were brought up in East Africa. My Mom knew girls who had gone through FGC, but it was just one of the many forms of gender-based violence going on in her community during that ...
Created on 20 May 2024
32. Reflections after sharing my story during the Psychosocial Impacts of FGM/C Webinar
(News & Blog)
Farrah Dalal was one of the speakers who participated in our "Quiet Activism and the Psychosocial Impacts of Female Genital Cutting" webinar. Watch a recording of the event here. By Farrah Dalal Sharing ...
Created on 19 May 2024
33. Key takeaways from the “From Rhetoric to Reality: Closing the Funding Gap to End FGM/C” event
(News & Blog)
By Sheena Vasani and Mariya Taher It’s hard to believe, but in monetary terms, all it could take to avert one case of FGM/C is $95 – roughly the cost many of us pay for a year or so of Netflix. Despite ...
Created on 09 May 2024
34. Critical Intersections of FGM/C: Law and Policy in Systems of Oppression Presentation
(News & Blog)
... multifaceted challenges created by intersecting social oppressions, and encourages participants to think of new possibilities.  Event Date: April 24th Event Time: 12:00-1:00 PM EST Webinar link: ...
Created on 16 April 2024
35. Our Fight to End FGM in The Gambia: Who is Listening?
(News & Blog)
... (FGM) and imposed penalties on those who perform or practice it. As a survivor of FGM who played an instrumental role in this fight, I felt ecstatic when I heard the news. But it was a joy that wasn’t ...
Created on 02 April 2024
36. UNICEF releases new data on global prevalence of FGM/C
(News & Blog)
By Rachel Wine On March 8th, 2024, UNICEF released Female Genital Mutilation: A Global Concern, a new report with updated data on the global prevalence of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). Compared ...
Created on 21 March 2024
37. Sahiyo's Silent Auction Donor Spotlight: Kaneez Madraswall
(News & Blog)
... to Sahiyo mean to you?  As a newly inducted Board member, I wanted to make an impact by raising awareness of the issue and normalizing conversations surrounding the mission of Sahiyo. Giving to Sahiyo ...
Created on 02 March 2024
38. 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)
... is one of the nine states that has yet to outlaw FGM/C?  I think the biggest reason is that they didn't want to enact new criminal laws that might impact immigrant communities. People want to be sensitive ...
Created on 22 February 2024
39. Staff Spotlight Community Engagement Coordinator: Samman Masud
(News & Blog)
... female genital cutting in her new role as the community engagement coordinator for Sahiyo. When and how did you first get involved with Sahiyo? I first got involved with Sahiyo in the summer of 2023 ...
Created on 13 February 2024
40. Sahiyo to release nine new Voices to End FGM/C digital stories
(News & Blog)
“Everything I learned from the workshop was gold to me. I enjoyed all the sessions and the new skills I acquired in creating a digital story (...) about a scar. A scar that my primary duty bearers believed ...
Created on 12 January 2024