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21. Sahiyo U.S. Advisory Board Spotlight: Melody Joy Eckardt
(News & Blog)
... country contexts. I also had a faculty position in obstetrics and gynecology at Boston Medical Center (BMC) with a focus on Women’s Refugee Health. It was at BMC that I learned about Female Genital Cutting ...
Created on 16 October 2019
22. Sahiyo U.S. Advisory Board Spotlight: Zehra Patwa
(News & Blog)
... on the Board of IRIS, a refugee resettlement agency working to help refugees make a successful life in the US. I feel very strongly that we need to see each other as human beings first rather than getting ...
Created on 08 April 2019
23. The Disturbing Trend of Medicalising Female Genital Mutilation
(News & Blog)
... seekers. Asylum seekers with potential claims for international protection, either for themselves or for daughters, could plausibly be denied refugee status if confusion is created on whether or not the ...
Created on 05 March 2019
24. Sahiyo Storycenter Workshop: The Power of Storytelling
(News & Blog)
... affairs and diversity group. She recently joined the Board of Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services (IRIS). After discovering well into adulthood, that Type 1 FGM/C was practiced in her community and ...
Created on 02 October 2018
25. U.S. Advisory Board
(News & Blog)
... of Hopkins School (New Haven, CT) and on the Board of Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services – IRIS (New Haven, CT) . After discovering well into adulthood, that Type 1 FGM/C was practiced in her community ...
Created on 16 September 2018
26. Sharing My Story of Female Genital Cutting with Other Survivors Comforted Me
(News & Blog)
... Clinical Teaching Fellow in the Immigration and Human Rights Clinic and the Civil Litigation Clinic at Seton Hall University School of Law in Newark, and a fellow at the Center for Gender and Refugee Studies ...
Created on 11 September 2018
27. Want to help us end female genital cutting? Vote for Sahiyo in the Shared Nation Contest!
(News & Blog)
Since 2014, Shared Nation has provided an online platform for citizens all around the world to come together in order to solve shared global problems like poverty, climate change, and refugee crises. Shared ...
Created on 01 August 2018
28. Interventions used to End FGC
(News & Blog)
2023 Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Resources listed by Country where it is known to be an indigenous practice or by populations of refugees/immigrants 2020  Sahiyo Stories: Shattering ...
Created on 28 March 2018
29. Before sharing your khatna story, consider your country's own legislation against FG
(News & Blog)
... listed by Country where it is known to be an indigenous practice or by populations of refugees/immigrants  – See more at http://www.refugeelegalaidinformation.org/female-genital-mutilation-grounds-seeking-asylum#countrylist ...
Created on 17 March 2016
30. Trauma of Female Genital Mutilation (18 March 2025)
(Events / Training)
... CDC and WHO and has led efforts to improve culturally competent care for refugee communities. Dr. Johnson-Agbakwu has received numerous national awards for her contributions to medical education, humanism, ...
Created on 14 March 2025
31. Voices to End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: A Video Screening & Discussion with Survivors of FGM/C in Washington State (13 June 2024)
(Events / Screening)
...  12:15 - 12:30 pm - Next steps and closing 12:30 - 1:30 pm - Networking lunch (optional) About the Event Organizers: Mother Africa’s mission is to support African women, immigrants, and refugees ...
Created on 05 June 2024
32. Virtual Briefing: Prevention & Response: How to Protect Washington’s Children & Support Survivors & Communities Impacted by Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting. (08 May 2024)
(Events / Webinar)
... organizations, and community members impacted by FGM/C, including survivors.  About the Virtual Briefing Organizers: Mother Africa’s mission is to support African women, immigrants, and refugees ...
Created on 30 April 2024
33. Newly Released: Sahiyo’s Toolkit on Survivor and Community Engagement!
(News & Blog)
... face a lot of barriers to getting services. So creating those outreach and educational community events that we do in different apartment complexes here in Columbus, where most of our refugee and immigrant ...
Created on 11 March 2025
34. Supporting Survivors in the LGBTQIA+ Community: How Sahiyo Helped Afiqa Attend the ASEAN Queer Leadership Week
(News & Blog)
... education for rural children, animal rights, climate justice and sustainability, journalism, and refugee and migrant rights. Of course, the issue of FGM/C falls under sexual and reproductive health rights ...
Created on 06 February 2025
35. Staff Spotlight Community Engagement Coordinator: Samman Masud
(News & Blog)
... past, Samman has been affiliated with Amnesty International USA in various capacities, where she supported campaigns on violence against women, migrant and refugee rights, death penalty and other human ...
Created on 13 February 2024
36. A Personal Journey: Breaking the Silence on FGM
(News & Blog)
... Immigrants Rights and YWCA Sexual Violence Legal Services. Isatou also served as a commissioner for the City of Seattle Immigrant and Refugee Services, fostering inclusion and understanding among diverse ...
Created on 11 January 2024
37. You mean it’s not supposed to hurt when I pee?
(News & Blog)
... and well-being of refugee and immigrant women and their families. As a graduate of Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, and Harvard Kennedy School of Non-Profit Management, Mukangu has over ...
Created on 11 January 2024
38. Sahiyo welcomes Kaneez Madraswalla as new U.S. Advisory Board Member
(News & Blog)
... violence, refugee assistance, and grassroots political awareness. Though she was not exposed to female genital cutting (FGC) as a child, Kaneez is an aspiring feminist and Bohra woman raised by a strong ...
Created on 14 August 2023
39. Sahiyo spotlight: Incoming U.S. Advisory Board Chair Zehra Patwa
(News & Blog)
... serves on several boards, including Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services (IRIS), and currently serves as Vice-Chair of the Sahiyo US Advisory Board. After discovering well into adulthood, that khatna ...
Created on 24 April 2023
40. 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