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21. Volunteer spotlight: Policy intern Delia Donovan
(News & Blog)
... a piece of legislation. Since I’m studying governmental systems in school, I know how long it takes to get legislators to agree on passing a piece of legislation, but it has been so interesting to see ...
Created on 11 September 2023
22. Critical Intersections
(Programs)
... Our aim is to highlight how the movement to end female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) intersects with related social justice movements and systems of oppression, such as: climate change, queer gender ...
Created on 28 August 2023
23. Sahiyo to launch first report from Examining Intersections Between FGM/C and other Social Oppressions Research Project
(News & Blog)
... hosted a public webinar titled, “Critical Intersections: Anti-Racism and Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C)." The discussion highlighted how systemic racism negatively effects the fight against ...
Created on 16 August 2023
24. Roundtable on Systems Change to Address FGM/C Perspectives from State and Municipal Coalitions - a virtual event
(News & Blog)
On June 23rd, RTI’s Addressing Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Training and Technical Assistance Project (AFTTAP) team organized the event Roundtable on Systems Change to Address FGM/C Perspectives from ...
Created on 17 July 2023
25. Sahiyo International Women's Day Celebration & Silent Auction Donor Spotlight: Lisa Fior
(News & Blog)
... to global partners who can make a difference and empower survivors through systemic efforts. It’s not easy to enact change when practices and forces have been in place for thousands of years, and the people ...
Created on 06 March 2023
26. Proposed legislation in Idaho and Texas discriminates against Transgender Youth and removes protections for children at risk of undergoing FGC
(News & Blog)
... by medical practitioners. However, we know FGC often operates outside of the healthcare system entirely, so this amendment could limit avenues of prosecution against FGC practices. Furthermore, the maximum ...
Created on 01 March 2023
27. The Climate Crisis & Human Rights
(News & Blog)
... International, an organisation seeking to make ecocide, which is broadly understood to mean largescale and systematic destruction of nature, the 5th International Crime against Peace. Nesha also serves ...
Created on 20 February 2023
28. Research
(Programs)
... and Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) . We invited anti-FGM/C activists to engage in a conversation that helped to elevate our understanding of how systems of racism operate in—and negatively impact—the ...
Created on 29 June 2022
29. CSW Virtual Parallel Event - “Engaging Men to End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
(News & Blog)
... gender relations in systems that maintain FGM/C. For FGM/C to end we need to dismantle patriarchal systems and shift cultural paradigms. FGM/C is about power and control and as Rodrigue Nkwayaya put it, ...
Created on 17 March 2022
30. How I took part in the Each One, Reach Bhaiyo Campaign: Turning my Dad into a Bhaiyo
(News & Blog)
... the whole community has to be involved. Additionally, the systems that have supported FGM/C are patriarchal and stem from the control of women's bodies and sexuality. If men uphold those systems and beliefs ...
Created on 09 March 2022
31. Upcoming NGO CSW 66 Parallel Event: Engaging Men to End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
(News & Blog)
... FGM/C is a social and gendered norm, upheld through complex systems of patriarchy and tradition, the call to action includes acknowledging that we cannot bring about its end without engaging everyone, ...
Created on 22 February 2022
32. Sahiyo U.S. Advisory Board spotlight: Jo Keogh
(News & Blog)
... and addressing systemic and intersectional inequity. When did you first get involved with Sahiyo and what opportunities have you been involved in? I first became aware of Sahiyo in 2020, when I reached ...
Created on 15 October 2021
33. UnChained At Last: The United States’ Child Marriage Problem webinar reflection
(News & Blog)
... violence, including female genital cutting (FGC), child marriage in the U.S. is upheld through complicated systems of patriarchy, economic survival strategies, cultural norms, and legislative inaction. ...
Created on 29 July 2021
34. My experience of learning about female genital cutting: An outsider’s perspective
(News & Blog)
... the social process, the more I felt the survivors’ trauma. I tried to understand the agency of the women, particularly the role of a mother or grandmother taking part in the very system that regulated ...
Created on 27 July 2021
35. Addressing Critical Intersections: Anti-Racism and Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
... or group, regarded as creating overlapping and interdependent systems of discrimination or disadvantage.” An intersectional approach to all social movements is crucial to address the intersecting oppressions ...
Created on 05 July 2021
36. Dear Maasi: “How do I move past the shame of being cut?”
(News & Blog)
... for feeling safe. This is an Internal Family Systems approach. Learn more through this 14-minute video. Seek out a trauma therapist who can help you work through the khatna. Doing so enabled me to identify ...
Created on 18 May 2021
37. Sahiyo Resources
(Resources)
... against racist narratives in their work and in their journey toward healing, as well as how systemic racism can delay substantial change on this issue. Moving Towards Sexual Pleasure and ...
Created on 04 December 2020
38. Upcoming Webinar: Addressing Female Genital Cutting in the Clinic
(News & Blog)
... specialist with over 15 years of experience working with community groups, public health agencies, and health care systems both locally and globally to ensure the health and well-being of women and children. ...
Created on 01 December 2020
39. Sahiyo India needs a part-time Communications Associate
(News & Blog)
... systems is a bonus, Experience with Excel and data manipulation is a bonus Solid editing and researching skills Excellent communication abilities (oral and written) Ability to multitask on different ...
Created on 24 August 2020
40. Protecting the girl child: The need for an anti-FGM law in India 
(News & Blog)
... by systematic enforcement of laws and policies.  However, one needs to be mindful that while a law may serve as adeterrent, the perpetrators are almost always mothers, grandmothers and other family members. ...
Created on 06 August 2020