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81. Using Storytelling to Shift Social Norms and Prevent FGM/C: Event Reflection
(News & Blog)
By Cate Cox Sahiyo was honored to join StoryCenter to host the webinar, “Using Storytelling to Shift Social Norms and Prevent FGM/C,” during a parallel event for the 65th session of the United Nations ...
Created on 30 March 2021
82. Sahiyo and StoryCenter host virtual storytelling event on the intersection of race and female genital cutting: A reflection
(News & Blog)
...  I realized I could never understand the full extent of their vulnerability and power after I participated myself – for the very first time – in a Sahiyo storytelling workshop. On September 17, Sahiyo ...
Created on 20 October 2020
83. Reflections on the Voices alumni COVID-19 storytelling workshop
(News & Blog)
By Lara Kingstone Sahiyo held a StoryCenter-led COVID-19 storytelling session for Voices to End FMG/C alumni in May. The session was created to continue building community online and offer a space for ...
Created on 11 June 2020
84. Voices Series: How I reconnected with my purpose through storytelling
(News & Blog)
This blog is part of a series of reflective essays by participants of the Voices to End FGM/C workshops run by Sahiyo and StoryCenter. Through residential and online workshops on digital storytelling, ...
Created on 20 May 2020
85. Voices Series: Why I believe in the power of storytelling
(News & Blog)
This blog is part of a series of reflective essays by participants of the Voices to End FGM/C workshops run by Sahiyo and StoryCenter. Through residential and online workshops on digital storytelling, ...
Created on 18 March 2020
86. Voices Series: Finding my voice through storytelling on female genital mutilation/cutting
(News & Blog)
... of FGM/C, we need to create awareness among all facets of the society. Blaming the mothers or the families will not solve the problems. Storytelling is one of the strategies we can amplify our voices and ...
Created on 12 February 2020
87. Utilizing Participatory Storytelling to Educate - A session at APHA 2019
(News & Blog)
... to End FGM/C project. Participants were able to view a sample of the digital stories created by survivors. They were also able to learn how by utilizing participatory storytelling methods, we can educate ...
Created on 02 December 2019
88. Calling survivors of female genital cutting and health providers for a unique storytelling opportunity
(News & Blog)
Apply to be a storyteller here!! In November 2019, Sahiyo and StoryCenter will partner with The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health to host a digital storytelling workshop ...
Created on 22 August 2019
89. Launching Global Voices to End FGM/C — An Online Digital Storytelling Workshop
(News & Blog)
On June 1, Sahiyo and StoryCenter launched a pilot online digital storytelling workshop – Global Voices to End FGM/C, which is supporting ten women impacted by female genital cutting in sharing and audio-recording ...
Created on 29 July 2019
90. Seeking Storytellers for Voices to End FGM/C - A U.S. based digital storytelling workshop
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For the second year, Sahiyo and StoryCenter will collaborate to host a 3-day in-person, U.S. based digital storytelling workshop from September 20th-22nd, 2019 for survivors of Female Genital Cutting/Mutilation ...
Created on 07 April 2019
91. California Thaal pe Charcha allowed me to share my experiences through storytelling
(News & Blog)
... life when I had been thinking a lot about sharing through storytelling. What a powerful tool it is to get people together and find ways to let go, heal and learn from our shared experiences. Sitting in ...
Created on 29 November 2018
92. Sahiyo Storycenter Workshop: The Power of Storytelling
(News & Blog)
By Zehra Patwa Shame. Deceit. Confusion. On the first day, sitting around a large table in a light-filled room in the StoryCenter workshop space in Berkeley, California, these words were repeated over ...
Created on 02 October 2018
93. Storytelling with Sahiyo: Four actors narrate FGC survivor stories at a unique event
(News & Blog)
On March 16, Sahiyo partnered with Women in Film and Television International India to organise its first-ever on-ground storytelling event in Mumbai, India. The event, titled “Storytelling with Sahiyo”, ...
Created on 23 April 2018
94. StoryCenter-A digital storytelling workshop for Bohra women in the United States
(News & Blog)
... My story has received attention from several media sources like NPR, USA Today, and ABC News (read Because I was Harmed on NPR Codeswitch). In March 2017, StoryCenter led a digital storytelling workshop ...
Created on 22 November 2017
95. Empowering Muslim Women through Storytelling: A Roundtable Discussion
(News & Blog)
... Empowering Muslim Women through Storytelling: A Roundtable Discussion   Date: 21 March, 3:00 PM-4:15 PM Location: Ex-Press Bar – GA Building (max. capacity: 100) Contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Speakers ...
Created on 11 March 2016
96. Engaging the Next Generation: A Conversation on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
(News & Blog)
... from Sahiyo’s Voices to End FGM/C digital storytelling project, discussed the 2025 Bill that seeks to protect children from FGM/C, and concluded with ways in which students could get involved in addressing ...
Created on 10 April 2025
97. Sahiyo Releases Toolkit for Survivor and Community Engagement to Address FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... embraced as normal. We utilize collaborative grassroots campaigns, social mobilization, and storytelling techniques to train communities to build a critical mass of community-based voices against FGM/C ...
Created on 11 March 2025
98. Reflection on the Sahiyo Activists Retreat 2024: Zahara Kagalwalla
(News & Blog)
... from past activists: We had a viewing where we watched reflections from activists who participated in the Voices to End FGC workshop.  By hearing these reflections, I was reminded of the power of storytelling ...
Created on 18 February 2025
99. 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)
... in NYC. Sahiyo’s event, “Storytelling as a Tool for Female Genital Mutilation/ Cutting (FGM/C) Survivor-Centered Change,” will feature a selection of compelling stories from our Voices to End FGM/C program ...
Created on 11 February 2025
100. Supporting Survivors in the LGBTQIA+ Community: How Sahiyo Helped Afiqa Attend the ASEAN Queer Leadership Week
(News & Blog)
... trans acceptance.  As a result, I created a digital story as part of the Voices to End FGM/C Digital Storytelling project in the spring of 2022. Voices to End FGM/C is a joint digital storytelling project ...
Created on 06 February 2025
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