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101. Sahiyo Releases Toolkit for Survivor and Community Engagement to Address FGM/C
(News & Blog)
Sahiyo is pleased to announce the release of the new resource, How to Engage Survivors & Communities Impacted by Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting(FGM/C): A Toolkit for Creating Engagement. This toolkit ...
Created on 11 March 2025
102. Newly Released: Sahiyo’s Toolkit on Survivor and Community Engagement!
(News & Blog)
... Engage Survivors & Communities Impacted by Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C): A Toolkit for Creating Engagement (or Survivor & Community Engagement Toolkit, for short). A resource built for those ...
Created on 11 March 2025
103. Legislative Updates: Connecticut Moves Closer to Passing a Bill to Support Survivors of Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
... aims to establish educational programs, provide civil remedies for survivors, and prohibit FGM/C in the state. Connecticut remains one of only nine states without legislation protecting children from FGM/C. ...
Created on 18 February 2025
104. Supporting Survivors in the LGBTQIA+ Community: How Sahiyo Helped Afiqa Attend the ASEAN Queer Leadership Week
(News & Blog)
... disabilities and neurodivergencies, and anti-LGBTQIA. With these threads of oppression interwoven, FGM/C survivors such as myself cannot separate them from our survivorship.  At 18, I learned that my ...
Created on 06 February 2025
105. Survivors Speak: Stories of Healing and Action
(News & Blog)
... to learn about the theory and practice of behind their years-long trauma-informed, collaborative work to support survivors of domestic and sexual violence, female genital mutilation and cutting (FGM/C), ...
Created on 14 November 2023
106. Psychosexual Care for FGM/C Survivors: An Interview with Dr. Reham Awwad
(News & Blog)
By Kiah Leone In celebration of World Sexual Health Day on September 4th, I had the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Awwad to learn about the types of care and support Restore offers survivors as they ...
Created on 04 September 2023
107. Training the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice on how to support survivors of FGM/C
(News & Blog)
On August 8th, Sahiyo hosted a training for the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice, titled “Cross-Collaborative Work: Incorporating Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Survivors into Support Services ...
Created on 16 August 2023
108. Engaging School Nurses to address the needs of survivors of FGM/C
(News & Blog)
On July 19th, Sahiyo Programs Coordinator Catherine Cox will be joined by Massachusetts Pediatric SANE Mildrine Tulysse for a training session at the School Nurses International Conference. This presentation ...
Created on 17 July 2023
109. More Than A Survivor: Celebrating Queer Joy
(News & Blog)
At Sahiyo, we believe in creating a space where all voices are heard and celebrated. We acknowledge the unique experiences of Queer survivors within the FGC community and aim to provide support, inclusivity, ...
Created on 21 June 2023
110. SAHIYO JOINS OVER 40 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS SERVING SEXUAL ASSAULT AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS IN $13.2 MILLION AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN INITIATIVE
(News & Blog)
ARP Support for Survivors Program supports culturally-specific, community-based projects supporting survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault from Asian and Pacific Islander Communities in the ...
Created on 15 May 2023
111. More Than A Survivor: Celebrating Queer Joy Campaign
(News & Blog)
At Sahiyo, we recognize that our work to end female genital cutting (FGC) does not exist outside of Queer liberation, and members of the survivor community who are Queer have distinct experiences that ...
Created on 15 May 2023
112. The overturning of Roe v. Wade and its implications for survivors of FGC
(News & Blog)
... genital cutting (FGC).  Several harmful health complications can arise during pregnancy or childbirth for a survivor of FGC. According to a study by the World Health Organization, the perinatal mortality ...
Created on 02 May 2023
113. Sahiyo releases seven new Voices to End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting videos created by survivors and advocates 
(News & Blog)
“I’m so grateful for Sahiyo, and for the Voices to End FGM/C project for providing me with the platform to bring this story out of the darkness. Nearly two decades later, I am still healing and working ...
Created on 17 April 2023
114. FGC Survivor Support Line
(Resources)
Support Line for Survivors of FGM/C in the United States The support line is open to receive calls from those impacted by female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) in the United States, including survivors ...
Created on 07 October 2022
115. PRESS RELEASE: Sahiyo & Asian Women’s Shelter Collaborate to Inform Crisis Line for Survivors of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
(News & Blog)
This International Women's Equality Day Sahiyo and Asian Women’s Shelter Launch Nations First Community-Based, Culturally Responsive Hotline to Support Survivors of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting! Across ...
Created on 24 August 2022
116. Introducing a community-based, culturally-responsive Support Line for FGC survivors 
(News & Blog)
... as how to support survivors of FGC. The goal of this collaborative project between Sahiyo and AWS is to address gaps in resources for survivors from underrepresented populations within the U.S. who need ...
Created on 11 August 2022
117. Reflecting on A Quiet Violence: Navigating Female Genital Cutting as an LGBTQ+ Survivor
(News & Blog)
By Trisha Kini On June 23rd, Sahiyo hosted their webinar A Quiet Violence: Navigating Female Genital Cutting as an LGBTQ+ Survivor in honor of LGBTQ+ pride month. The event was moderated by Sahiyo U.S. ...
Created on 01 August 2022
118. PRESS RELEASE: Dozens of Survivors of Female Genital Cutting Share Stories on New ‘Voices To End FGM/C’ Website
(News & Blog)
July 31, 2022 – After five years of supporting survivors of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) in sharing their stories, Sahiyo and StoryCenter announce the launch of a new website dedicated to ...
Created on 29 July 2022
119. Sahiyo and StoryCenter Release Eight NEW ‘Voices to End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting’ Stories created by Survivors and Advocates 
(News & Blog)
... Zahra shared her story along with eight other survivors of FGM/C.  On August 1st, Sahiyo and StoryCenter will begin releasing eight new digital stories, which were created during their 6th Voices To ...
Created on 25 July 2022
120. Training Social Workers to be more responsive to survivors of FGC
(News & Blog)
... Continuing Education. The workshop provided an introductory foundation for understanding what FGC is, including prevalence in the U.S. and globally, and best practices for working with survivors. Pre- ...
Created on 07 July 2022