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1. About - Our Story
Created on 30 November -0001
2. Addressing Female Genital Cutting Requires Context and Compassion
(News & Blog)
... FGC and providing contextual solutions that raise awareness about the non beneficial side of FGC. This is only possible if communities feel safe to open up and speak about  FGC. Khan et al.’s (2018) study ...
Created on 10 June 2025
3. The History of Addressing Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting via Legislation in Connecticut
(News & Blog)
... a bill that would protect girls and women from FGM/C. The bill would’ve banned the harmful practice, implemented civil remedy solutions for survivors, and provided a program of education for the prevention ...
Created on 02 June 2025
4. Reframing FGM/C Through an Intersectional Lens at CSW69
(News & Blog)
... but of course, we had to bring the event to a close. We look forward to future opportunities to bring the issue of FGM/C to the world stage—centering intersectional approaches, community-driven solutions, ...
Created on 18 March 2025
5. Newly Released: Sahiyo’s Toolkit on Survivor and Community Engagement!
(News & Blog)
... Meaningful engagement creates spaces where survivors feel safe to share their stories, where their experiences are valued, and where they can contribute to solutions. It’s about bringing everyone into ...
Created on 11 March 2025
6. Join Sahiyo, the Asian Women’s Shelter, and Silence Speaks for a Parallel Event at the 69th Session of Commission on the Status of Women in New York
(News & Blog)
... and girls around the world and find solutions to the problems that face them, such as poverty, education, the gender pay gap, and violence. This year's commission will take place from March 10 to 21, 2025 ...
Created on 11 February 2025
7. Global Collaboration to End FGM/C Conference 2024
(News & Blog)
By Samman Masud Sahiyo U.S. Executive Director Mariya Taher attended the Global Collaboration to End FGM/C Conference in Washington D.C, a two-day event that brought together key stakeholders committed ...
Created on 18 November 2024
8. Intern Spotlight: Policy Intern Sara Khattak
(News & Blog)
... coalition members, and write various blogs about FGM/C and coalition work. The state coalitions have been created to work collaboratively on strengthening and advocating for policy solutions regarding ...
Created on 15 August 2024
9. Advocacy & Travel Award
(Programs)
... culturally informed solutions.  Sahiyo's FGM/C Advocacy & Travel Award supported two dedicated volunteers at this event:                 Nevin Sultherland: A PhD Scholar from Delhi University, Nevin ...
Created on 14 August 2024
10. Paving the Path to End FGC in Washington State! Year 1 in Review
(News & Blog)
... exemplified our commitment to community-driven solutions and inclusive dialogue. The final in-person meeting for the year was hosted on June 13th, and included a screening session of videos from Sahiyo’s ...
Created on 18 July 2024
11. Ending FGM – Fight the Mansplaining, Toxic Masculinity, and Patriarchy
(News & Blog)
... male colleagues were. Their solutions to ending the practice, while well-meaning, seemed to value mens’ perspectives and approaches over those of women and girls. So I simply wrote in a Zoom comment: ...
Created on 21 June 2024
12. Finding freedom through sharing your story: how speaking up liberated activist Lomaris "Lo" Diaz ...
(News & Blog)
... navigating sexual health challenges, sometimes it’s all about a 50/50 roll of the dice— a gamble of sorts. Sharing could bring something that connects you to solutions or potentially hurts you, as with ...
Created on 26 March 2024
13. From Rhetoric to Reality: Closing the Funding Gap to End FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... 10th Floor, , New York, NY 10017 Register: https://bit.ly/FundFGMC  Cost: Free This event will explore innovative options and call for solutions to close the funding gap. Event objectives include: ...
Created on 04 March 2024
14. Announcing the Women Deliver 2023 Conference
(News & Blog)
... theme of WD2023 is Spaces, Solidarity and Solutions. Learn more about the Conference here.   History of the Global Platform:  At the FGM/C Pre-Conference ahead of Women Deliver 2019 in Vancouver Canada, ...
Created on 03 July 2023
15. Reflecting on Investing in Girls and Women: Unleashing the Power of Philanthropy to End FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... quick fixes when deciding what programs to invest in, and hence fail to invest in the long-term, multi-year solutions that are really needed to create behavior change to end FGC. Donors may also find it ...
Created on 17 May 2023
16. Washington State makes progress to end FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... others who have undergone FGM/C back from full participation.”  ~ Absa Samba  The Washington Coalition to End FGM/C was created to educate people in the state about the need for policy solutions to ...
Created on 05 April 2023
17. Reflecting on There’s an App For That?: Technological Innovation and Change Towards Ending Female Genital Cutting event
(News & Blog)
... the webinar were leading innovators addressing FGC through technological solutions. The first was Priya Goswami, a Sahiyo Co-founder who has used her background in filmmaking and storytelling to create ...
Created on 30 March 2023
18. There’s an App For That? Technological Innovation and Change Towards Ending Female Genital Mutilation/ Cutting
(News & Blog)
... opportunity to hear from some of the leading innovators in the area of technological solutions to addressing FGM/C.  Sahiyo co-founder and Mumkin co-founder and CEO Priya Goswami, was one of the panelists. ...
Created on 15 March 2023
19. Sahiyo convenes with other OVC grantees in Washington, DC
(News & Blog)
... the event, Sahiyo’s Executive Director Mariya Taher facilitated two workshops, the first around strategies to build survivor engagement in programming, and the second looking at effective solutions to ...
Created on 13 February 2023
20. Volunteer spotlight: Aries Nuno
(News & Blog)
... approach can alienate the very communities we hope to engage. It is essential to engage with communities in a respectful and culturally sensitive manner in order to work collaboratively and to create solutions ...
Created on 09 February 2023