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21. Sahiyo in D.C.! Key Insights from Our In-Person Meeting with DOJ OVW Partners
(News & Blog)
Earlier this year, we were honored to join forces with the Milken Institute School of Public Health, the U.S. End FGM/C Network, and the Global Woman PEACE Foundation (GWPF) to address FGC across the United ...
Created on 18 July 2024
22. That Old Familiar Violence - Reflecting on AAS 2024
(News & Blog)
... to be the victim of a very gendered act while simultaneously wanting to reject being seen as that gender. FGM/C happened to me because someone else decided I was a woman long before I was old enough ...
Created on 18 July 2024
23. Starting the Dialogue: Sharing Your Experiences on Initiating Conversations with Men about Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
... culture. In our community, a woman's reputation can be easily damaged if sensitive topics are discussed too openly. So, I made sure to meet each person respectfully, making them feel valued and comfortable. ...
Created on 21 June 2024
24. The practice of khatna on girls must stop / છોકરીઓ પર ખત્નાની પ્રથા બંધ થવી જોઈએ
(News & Blog)
... such woman, girls are taken abroad for it.  This organ given by nature , which gives women the maximum sexual pleasure, is called 'bhrugankur' in Gujarati. Taking it away from a woman is ...
Created on 20 June 2024
25. How to have effective conversations about FGC
(News & Blog)
... FGC. Recognizing that FGC is a community health issue – not just a woman’s issue – the movement to end FGC needs additional male voices and allies to bring this issue to the forefront.  This June, we’ll ...
Created on 12 June 2024
26. Reflecting on the Activist Retreat
(News & Blog)
... a parent, and as a woman, I feel there's an obligation that I have to protect young girls. There are a lot of bad things going on in the world, but this particular issue is close to me in a way that I feel ...
Created on 28 May 2024
27. This Father’s Day, join our campaign
(News & Blog)
... Recognizing that FGM/C is a community health issue – not just a woman’s issue – the movement to end FGC needs additional male voices and allies to bring this issue to the forefront.  This June, we’ll ...
Created on 26 April 2024
28. A Recap: Public Screening of the Voices 8th Cohort Digital Stories
(News & Blog)
... highlighted, with one story where it was described that "this practice did not make me a woman, I am doing that," a quote that resonated strongly with the audience. With a few storytellers, whose home country ...
Created on 11 April 2024
29. Reflections on Pain, Stigma, and Activism
(News & Blog)
... not only deal with physical pain but also emotional pain and a sense of embarrassment because of these patriarchal notions about a woman's body.  I also listened to the panelists who have vulvovaginal ...
Created on 09 April 2024
30. Our Fight to End FGM in The Gambia: Who is Listening?
(News & Blog)
... and the challenges that come from speaking up, especially if you are a woman and of my background. Today, as I reflect on the challenges that lie ahead, I am compelled to raise my voice in defense of the ...
Created on 02 April 2024
31. A Space to Belong: My Reflection on the 2023 Activist Retreat
(News & Blog)
... to as a woman. That’s because most people consider the practice to be centered around womanhood and femininity. As I don't engage with womanhood in a traditional manner, this can be difficult. So my work ...
Created on 01 April 2024
32. Finding freedom through sharing your story: how speaking up liberated activist Lomaris "Lo" Diaz ...
(News & Blog)
... of loneliness, as if there wasn’t any place in the world I could truly belong to. While I wouldn’t wish for any other woman to go through something like this, the experience made me find others like me. ...
Created on 26 March 2024
33. Equality Now releases the trailer of Asia’s first fiction film on FGM/C, directed by Sahiyo co-founder, Insia Dariwala
(News & Blog)
... “We believe that this thought-provoking piece evocatively demonstrates the struggles faced by a woman holding the dual experiences of being a survivor herself, while also being a mother who is expected ...
Created on 12 March 2024
34. Milken Institute School of Public Health, Sahiyo, and other Community Partners Receive DOJ Grant to end FGC
(News & Blog)
Sahiyo U.S. is pleased to announce we’ve been awarded a grant alongside George Washington University’s Milken Institute School of Public Health, U.S. End FGM/C Network, and Global Woman PEACE Foundation from ...
Created on 08 February 2024
35. Milken Institute School of Public Health Joins Sahiyo U.S. and Other Community Partners in Receiving $300,000 DOJ Grant to Prevent Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
(News & Blog)
... on the project. The team assembled to address this project is a cooperative of partners that includes: The U.S. End FGM/C Network, the Global Woman PEACE Foundation, Sahiyo US, and the GW Milken Institute ...
Created on 05 February 2024
36. Musuya (Womanhood)
(News & Blog)
“I believe they don't really know what it is and how it is conducted, the procedures, and the negative impact that it has… It will be easy to say ‘don’t ban FGM’ when you don’t know what happened in there.”  ...
Created on 12 January 2024
37. It's a Marathon, Not a Rac
(News & Blog)
... so it happened: I was cut and introduced into “womanhood,” as they claimed. I later understood it as “vocational cutting” at the peak of my self-awareness journey as an adult and advocate. My story highlights ...
Created on 12 January 2024
38. Sahiyo staff spotlight: Editorial Assistant Megan Seaver
(News & Blog)
... is no such thing as a “woman's problem”; a woman's problem is a problem for everyone in society. The mission to end FGC requires support from all kinds of people, and the more people that are educated about ...
Created on 02 January 2024
39. FGM/C Sexual Education & Prevention: An Interview with Dr. Reham Awwad
(News & Blog)
...  “I usually like to explain specifically about the clitoris – the anatomy of it, how it works. We talk about reaching orgasms, how a woman reaches them, and the misconceptions that are around vaginal ...
Created on 13 November 2023
40. Volunteer Spotlight: Social Media and Communications Intern Xinge Lei
(News & Blog)
... for me. I cried while listening to the Voices stories on Youtube, and while I listened to any woman speak on this subject. I was aware of some cutting/mutilation practices, but I have never learned about ...
Created on 09 November 2023