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1. About - Our Story
Created on 30 November -0001
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Created on 30 November -0001
3. Intern Spotlight: Katie Bai
(News & Blog)
... social media posts, and a high school presentation for the Connecticut Coalition to End FGM/C. In my short time at Sahiyo, I’ve also edited testimony for a committee hearing, written blogs about the history ...
Created on 10 April 2025
4. Reflecting on the Critical Intersections Webinar
(News & Blog)
... the publication of the third and final report for Sahiyo’s Critical Intersections Research Project project, Examining Intersections Between Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting and Social Oppressions: A Qualitative ...
Created on 21 March 2025
5. Reflecting on “Storytelling as a Tool for Female Genital Mutilation/ Cutting (FGM/C) Survivor-Centered Change” at CSW 69
(News & Blog)
... and powerful narratives of survivors and advocates, exploring storytelling as an effective method to foster understanding and drive social change. The session was facilitated by Sahiyo co-founder and Executive ...
Created on 21 March 2025
6. Sahiyo Releases Toolkit for Survivor and Community Engagement to Address FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... will equip advocates with the tools they need to foster dialogues, build trust, and mobilize communities to challenge harmful social norms, ultimately contributing to the prevention of FGM/C and the empowerment ...
Created on 11 March 2025
7. 2025 Comedy Show & Auction Sponsor Spotlight: Zehra Patwa
(News & Blog)
... includes survivors of FGC, anti-FGC activists, health care providers, and the general public. What personally inspires you or your team to advocate for social justice and community well-being? As someone ...
Created on 06 March 2025
8. Positive Masculinity; A Critical Tool in the Movement to End FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... The webinar reinforced, yet again, how masculinity is defined directly impacts all people, no matter what your gender is. Dr. Jacqueline Chesang spoke of how it takes years to change social and gender ...
Created on 20 February 2025
9. Intern Spotlight: Policy Intern Rachel Aguilar
(News & Blog)
Rachel Aguilar is a fourth-year at the University of Chicago where she is a Dean's, University, and Dewey Scholar. She majors in Political Science and minors in Inequality, Social Problems, and Change. ...
Created on 18 February 2025
10. Supporting Survivors in the LGBTQIA+ Community: How Sahiyo Helped Afiqa Attend the ASEAN Queer Leadership Week
(News & Blog)
... Between Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting and Social Oppressions” (February 2024), barriers to ending FGM/C are impacted by social oppressions such as racism, xenophobia, Islamophobia, hostilities against ...
Created on 06 February 2025
11. Uniting to End FGM/C Across the Americas: A Joint Statement
(News & Blog)
... health organizations, and social service providers working directly with FGM/C survivors. Government representatives Examples: Government and intergovernmental development agencies and departments. Researchers ...
Created on 06 February 2025
12. Sahiyo research uplifts how intersectionality impacts the movement to end FGM/C this February 6th
(News & Blog)
... of Sahiyo’s third and final Critical Intersections Research Project report Examining Intersections Between Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting and Social Oppressions: A Qualitative Study could not be more ...
Created on 06 February 2025
13. Sahiyo condemns recent executive order conflating female genital mutilation/cutting with gender-affirming care
(News & Blog)
... lead to decreased rates of depression, improvement in psychosocial functioning, and minimal long-term side effects. In other words, FGM/C takes away bodily autonomy, while gender-affirming care preserves ...
Created on 31 January 2025
14. Intern Spotlight: Fundraising & Auction Intern Lisa Zhu
(News & Blog)
... to a mission I believe in, but also to explore the field of social justice and advocacy, which has become a growing interest of mine.  What does your work with Sahiyo involve? As a Fundraising & Auction ...
Created on 14 January 2025
15. Sustainable Development Goals: How the UNs Benchmarks Align with Sahiyo’s Mission to End Female Gential Cutting
(News & Blog)
... increased risk in child rearing complications, psychological trauma, and so much more. By raising awareness of FGC, Sahiyo also shines a light on the physical, mental, and social issues that the practice ...
Created on 12 December 2024
16. Not Who I Am
(News & Blog)
... using our voices to try and stop these terrible things from happening. So I want people to know that.  nbsp; Lubaina Plumber is passionate about driving social change through  public policy ...
Created on 21 November 2024
17. The Washington Coalition to End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Interview Series: Amie Kujabi
(News & Blog)
... calls for greater collaboration and networking among organizations, recognizing that the issue of FGM/C intersects with many other social and health concerns. For those considering sharing their own ...
Created on 19 November 2024
18. Reflecting on the webinar "Youth Advocates Against Female Genital Cutting - A Conversation on Change
(News & Blog)
... social norms, stressing that every step forward, no matter how small, contributes to broader change. As one attendee described, the stories that were shared among the group were “beautiful, heartbreaking, ...
Created on 14 November 2024
19. Breaking the Silence
(News & Blog)
... her work, she is pursuing a graduate degree in social work, where she is learning to further enhance her skills and knowledge to better serve her community. Her journey to the United States began when ...
Created on 05 November 2024
20. I Am SORRY!
(News & Blog)
... her life. All I can say is “I am sorry!” Isatou Jeng is a program management specialist with 13 years of experience and diverse skills in social justice, youth development, human rights advocacy, ...
Created on 05 November 2024