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21. Support Sahiyo in our work to uplift and protect girls on the Tenth Annual International Day of the Girl Child
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By Meg Sinnott This October 11th marks the Tenth Annual Day of the Girl Child, a day created by the United Nations General Assembly to highlight girls’ empowerment and promotion of their rights as well ...
Created on 11 October 2022
22. The United States has a law banning female genital cutting. What now?
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By Hunter Kessous On January 5th, the H.R. 6100-STOP FGM Act was signed into law, upon being passed through the House of Representatives and the Senate unanimously. The federal law criminalizes female ...
Created on 14 January 2021
23. The Disturbing Trend of Medicalising Female Genital Mutilation
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by Lorraine Koonce-Farahmand In the Zero Tolerance campaign to end Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), what has been noted is the arc of progress. Increasingly, women and men from practising groups have ...
Created on 05 March 2019
24. Crave Foundation recognizes Sahiyo co-founder Mariya Taher as 2020 grantee
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by Jenny Cordle The Crave Foundation for Women selected Sahiyo co-founder Mariya Taher as one of their inaugural recipients for an individual grant in recognition for her work to end female genital cutting ...
Created on 06 August 2020
25. Our History
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  Sahiyo began in early 2015 as a conversation between five women who felt strongly about the ritual of female genital cutting (khatna) in the Bohra community. The group includes a social worker, a researcher, ...
Created on 15 June 2016
26. The FGM/C Policy Advocate Care Fund
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The FGM/C Policy Advocate Care Fund
Created on 13 March 2025
27. Help a Change Maker Through the FGM/C Policy Advocate Care Fund
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In late 2025, Sahiyo introduced The FGM/C Policy Advocate Care Fund, a partnership between Sahiyo and The U.S. End FGM/C Network. This fund was created to provide resources to the incredible advocates ...
Created on 13 March 2025