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81. Introducing Nala Feminist Collective: African Women and The 10 Demands, including ending female genital cutting
(News & Blog)
African women continue to struggle to find the right spaces to speak and share the realities of our generation. We do not lack bravery or confidence, but advocacy spaces that would engage our stories with ...
Created on 18 May 2021
82. Webinar: Female genital cutting is an under-recognized form of gender-based violence in the U.S.
(News & Blog)
By Cate Cox On April 15th, Sahiyo partnered with the U.S. End FGM/C Network and the Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence (APIGBV) for our webinar: Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C): ...
Created on 30 April 2021
83. The End FGM European Network hosts webinar: “Addressing female genital mutilation while leaving no one behind”
(News & Blog)
By Madrisha Debnath The End FGM European Network hosted a webinar titled, “Addressing female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) while leaving no one behind,” to discuss FGM/C and the framework of intersectionality ...
Created on 29 March 2021
84. Sahiyo in the Media
(News & Blog)
... in India: A Memoir of a Movement ‘Why didn’t my mother prevent it?’: healing the generational trauma of FGM Implementing Survivor-Led FGM Law In Washington State Activists See India as New Front ...
Created on 02 March 2021
85. In the Name of Your Daughter: A film for change
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By Sandra Yu Healthy Tomorrow hosted a film screening and panel discussion of In the Name of Your Daughter, filmed and directed by Giselle Portenier and released in 2018. The featured speakers of the ...
Created on 28 February 2021
86. Sahiyo and StoryCenter to host parallel session at the 65th Commission on the Status of Women meetings
(News & Blog)
On March 16th, 10:30 am EST, Sahiyo and StoryCenter will be hosting the parallel session webinar, “Using Storytelling to Shift Social Norms and Prevent FGM/C,” at the 65th session of the Commission on ...
Created on 16 February 2021
87. 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
88. Get involved with the next cohort of the Voices to End FGM/C project!
(News & Blog)
Since 2015, Sahiyo has provided various storytelling platforms for women and community members from all over the world to share their experiences of female genital cutting (FGC), in hopes of preventing ...
Created on 01 November 2020
89. Supporting each other through COVID-19 and continuing our efforts to end female genital cutting
(News & Blog)
Dear Sahiyo community, We’re writing to let you know that we are so grateful to have you be part of the Sahiyo community, and even though we are living in unprecedented times with the COVID-19 pandemic ...
Created on 28 March 2020
90. An ode to every woman fighting social norms around the world
(News & Blog)
By Geethika Kodukula  Country of Residence: USA (This month, Indian news reported three disturbing incidents targeting women and girls. In the first, 68 students at a women’s college in Gujarat were ...
Created on 27 February 2020
91. Khatna within the Bohra community: A Struggle of Tradition and Modernity
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By Fatema Kakal (This is Part I in a series about female genital cutting within the Bohra community. Read Part II here) The Bohra Muslims, who have the reputation of being modern and progressive, secretly ...
Created on 25 February 2020
92. Voices to End FGM/C Launch: 27 survivors and activists create videos to share their stories
(News & Blog)
Important links: Watch the Voices to End FGM/C survivor and activist videos here, as they are released every week. Read blogs by participants of Voices to End FGM/C by following the “Voices Series” here. ...
Created on 05 February 2020
93. I was impressed with the courage of young women at Sahiyo's Activist Retrea
(News & Blog)
By Rashida Rangwala In March 2019, I attended my second Sahiyo Activist Retreat. For me it was an occasion to meet friends I had made last year at the 2018 retreat, share the progress I had made as an ...
Created on 24 October 2019
94. Global Call to Action From “Uniting forces to make female genital mutilation/cutting a practice of the past: A gathering for global civil society actors”
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On June 2, 2019 in Vancouver, Canada, civil society organisations, champions, survivors and other grassroots representatives came together at Women Deliver 2019 to unite voices around a global Call to ...
Created on 04 September 2019
95. The complexities of female genital cutting in Singapore: Part IV
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Concluding thoughts on the practice in Singapore By Saza Faradilla Country of Residence: Singapore This blog post is the fourth in a four-part series about female genital cutting (FGC) in Singapore. ...
Created on 18 July 2019
96. The complexities of female genital cutting (FGC) in Singapore: Part III
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Tradition and patriarchal elements of FGC   By Saza Faradilla Country of Residence: Singapore This blog post is the third in a four-part series about female genital cutting (FGC) in Singapore. This ...
Created on 02 July 2019
97. Joint Press Release: ENDING FGM/C BY 2030: Uniting forces to make FGM/C a practice of the past
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Download Press Release as PDF JOINT PRESS RELEASE:   ENDING FGM/C BY 2030: Uniting forces to make FGM/C a practice of the past  2nd June 2019, Vancouver (Canada)   3.9 million girls are at risk ...
Created on 04 June 2019
98. I still don’t get why my mom took me there: A Bohra survivor of female genital cutting speaks out
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Photo Courtesy Of luizclas on Pexels.com  By Anonymous Country of Residence: India Age: 31 Many communities across the world continue to practice female genital mutilation (FGM). In India, it’s ...
Created on 04 June 2019
99. The experience of hosting my very own Thaal Pe Charcha
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By Xenobia Country of Residence: India Earlier this year in January, I attended the Sahiyo’s Activist Retreat in Mumbai, where I met some brilliant, fantastic people from all walks of life. Women shared ...
Created on 16 April 2019
100. Sahiyo's New Video Campaign: No More Female Genital Cutting -Volunteers Share Their Storie
(News & Blog)
As April is known as Sexual Assault Awareness month, as well as a National Child Abuse Prevention Month and Female Genital Cutting (FGC) is an issue which lies at the pivotal intersections between these ...
Created on 02 April 2019