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21. Four women who were pivotal to the movement to end female genital cutting
(News & Blog)
... have worked for the rights of women and girls. FGC is present in 92 countries. In honor of Women’s History Month, Sahiyo is honoring four women from Egypt, India, Senegal, and Austria who changed the world ...
Created on 25 March 2021
22. Population Council hosts webinar to discuss ending female genital cutting
(News & Blog)
... His research spanned Kenya, Nigeria, and Senegal, and sought to map hotspots for FGM/C. The data pinpointed the areas of each country in which FGM/C is most prevalent. Dr. Matanda’s findings also reveal ...
Created on 25 August 2020
23. Population Council hosts second webinar on FGM/C research
(News & Blog)
... spoke on the use of data to inform programming. His research spanned Kenya, Nigeria, and Senegal, and sought to map hotspots for FGM/C. The data pinpointed the areas of each country in which FGM/C is most ...
Created on 02 July 2020
24. Looking from the Outside-In: Initial Perceptions of Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
... the continuation of FGM among adolescent girls in Kenya is only 16%, Niger 3%, Senegal 23%”. It has also been recorded by Sahiyo that 81% of the female Bohra community disagreed with the continuation of ...
Created on 21 September 2018
25. Sahiyo participates in Canadian webinar on FGC
(News & Blog)
... that has anti-FGC programmes in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda; Jenna Richards from Orchid Project, a UK-based organisation that supports anti-FGC partners in Senegal, Kenya and India, among others; Aarefa ...
Created on 25 June 2018
26. FGM before the Indian Supreme Court
(News & Blog)
... Streep, you cannot put the entire population of a country in jail… A study in Senegal concluded that the introduction of specific legislation can be helpful, where it complements other efforts to educate ...
Created on 07 June 2017
27. Sahiyo participates in the End Violence Against Girls Summit on FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Tanzania, United Kingdom, and the United States. Participants also included girls and women who have lived through the ordeal ...
Created on 14 December 2016
28. Thoughts on Tostan’s Training Center Experience
(News & Blog)
From July 12 to July 21st, Shaheeda and Mariya attended Tostan’s Training Center (TTC) in Senegal. The TTC is an international training course designed to teach participants about its human rights-based ...
Created on 04 August 2016
29. Our History
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... Smata Manch recognized ‘Sahiyo’ for its contributions to build a dialogue around FGC with the ‘Daughter of Maharashtra’ Award. Mariya and Shaheeda attended the Tostan Training Centre (TTC) in Senegal ...
Created on 15 June 2016
30. New U.S. CDC Study Still Under Reports FGC in this Country
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...  Liberia,  Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, West Africa, Yemen. However, at the global level recognition that FGC occurs in countries outside of the African continent has ...
Created on 06 March 2016
31. FAQs
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... hadiths have been thrown out as “interpolation” or fabrication.   Many fatwas have been issued by religious leaders against FGC in countries such as Egypt, Mauritania and Senegal. In Islam the Prophet’s ...
Created on 11 January 2016
32. Senegal
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Senegal
Created on 23 June 2021
33. Sahiyo heads to Senegal for Tostan Training Centre
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Sahiyo is pleased to announce that Mariya and Shaheeda will be attending the upcoming Tostan Training Centre (TTC) in Senegal this July as Orchid Project Fellows. Over the past 25 years, Tostan has ...
Created on 09 July 2016
34. Thoughts on Tostan’s Training Center Experience
(Article tagged with: Senegal)
From July 12 to July 21st, Shaheeda and Mariya attended Tostan’s Training Center (TTC) in Senegal. The TTC is an international training course designed to teach participants about its human rights-based ...
Created on 04 August 2016
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