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101. Not Who I Am
(News & Blog)
... that FGM/C was done  to curb women’s pleasure. I learned from the Activists Retreat that you actually can go to a doctor in the United States and ask them to tell you what's different, how your body has ...
Created on 21 November 2024
102. Upcoming Training: Prevention Efforts for FGM/C Across the Country
(News & Blog)
... we will delve into prevention programming and efforts on FGM/C in the United States. Our aim is to equip organizations, service providers, advocates, and community leaders with the knowledge, tools, and ...
Created on 14 November 2024
103. Training Recap: An Introduction to Female Genital Cutting with AshaKiran
(News & Blog)
... and girls both in the United States and globally. Led by Sahiyo’s Training and Technical Assistance Coordinator Aries Nuño, Volunteer Huda Syed, and Development Intern Elaina Baliner, the session addressed ...
Created on 14 November 2024
104. Breaking the Silence
(News & Blog)
...  Her journey to the United States began when she was adopted at the age of 14, and she has now spent 14 years here. This experience has shaped her perspective and fueled her dedication to advocacy and ...
Created on 05 November 2024
105. The Washington Coalition to End FGM/C Interview Series: Dr. Muna Osman
(News & Blog)
... approach, Dr. Osman believes we can make real progress in ending FGC in the United States. As she put it, "we cannot say that a one-person approach fits all: We want to be culturally appropriate." (Dr. ...
Created on 24 October 2024
106. How can you, as an ordinary person, help end female genital cutting?
(News & Blog)
... the power of one voice. While addressing the issue of FGC in the United States is complex, your individual efforts can make a significant impact. Whether it is contacting your representatives, raising ...
Created on 22 October 2024
107. Intern Spotlight: Fundraising and Auction Intern Elaina Baliner
(News & Blog)
... idea it was still occurring within communities in the United States. This realization really struck me, and Sahiyo's mission to end FGC resonated deeply with me.  As someone dedicated to advancing global ...
Created on 11 October 2024
108. Sahiyo U.S. Joins Massachusetts Community Health and Healthy Aging Funds in 15.8M Initiative to address systemic barriers to health
(News & Blog)
... and Executive Director, Mariya Taher, expresses her excitement about this initiative and the work ahead, “FGM/C is such an unaddressed issue in Massachusetts, let alone the United States. We’re excited ...
Created on 26 September 2024
109. Healing from Khatna with EMDR
(News & Blog)
... more positive, and resilient ones. Related links: Learn more about Asian Women's Shelter support line for survivors of FGM/C in the United States Check out Sahiyo's list of resources for survivors ...
Created on 24 September 2024
110. Interview with Joanne Golden of the Connecticut Coalition to End FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... than the collective, can be helpful. “There’s a perception in the United States that we’re all about the individual and not about the family and not about society [which differs from other democracies ...
Created on 04 September 2024
111. The Connecticut Coalition to End FGM/C Interview Series: Caitlin LeMay
(News & Blog)
... like being raised in the US and the misconceptions around how FGM/C is not seen as an issue here. I was susceptible to those same misconceptions and miseducation about FGM/C and its impact in the United ...
Created on 20 August 2024
112. Sahiyo in D.C.! Key Insights from Our In-Person Meeting with DOJ OVW Partners
(News & Blog)
Earlier this year, we were honored to join forces with the Milken Institute School of Public Health, the U.S. End FGM/C Network, and the Global Woman PEACE Foundation (GWPF) to address FGC across the United ...
Created on 18 July 2024
113. Sahiyo Presents FGC 101 Training at ICASA’s Annual Conference
(News & Blog)
... and prevalence globally and in the United States, with specific statistics from Illinois. The presentation emphasized the need for stronger data, enhanced research, and community engagement to improve ...
Created on 16 June 2024
114. Key takeaways from the “From Rhetoric to Reality: Closing the Funding Gap to End FGM/C” event
(News & Blog)
... the Global Platform coalition in partnership with the United States Mission to the United Nations, the “From Rhetoric to Reality: Closing the Funding Gap to End FGM/C” event sought to educate, mobilize, ...
Created on 09 May 2024
115. The Connecticut Coalition to End FGM/C Interview Series: Jo Keogh
(News & Blog)
... in the United States. “95% of what I know now about FGM/C, I didn’t know at the beginning. I just knew I didn’t want it to happen in my state…like me, the mass majority of people in this country have ...
Created on 30 April 2024
116. Building Support for the Connecticut Coalition to End FGM/C After Failure in 2024 Legislative Session
(News & Blog)
By Juliet Shires In the 2024 legislative session, the Connecticut Judiciary Committee failed to raise a bill that would protect children from female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). Rep. Jilian Gilchrest ...
Created on 23 April 2024
117. UNICEF releases new data on global prevalence of FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... the Funding Gap to End FGM/C”, a parallel event at the 68th U.N. Commission on the Status of Women meetings, was hosted by The Global Platform for Action to End FGM/C in partnership with the United States ...
Created on 21 March 2024
118. From Rhetoric to Reality: Closing the Funding Gap to End FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... to enact change, which is why The Global Platform for Action to End FGM/C in partnership with the United States Mission to the United Nations is hosting  “From Rhetoric to Reality: Closing the Funding ...
Created on 04 March 2024
119. Connecticut Hosts a Legislative Briefing on Jan 25th
(News & Blog)
... the United States, as well as the need for comprehensive state laws to end the practice.  Panelists shared their experiences and lessons they learned from legal reform processes in other states, which ...
Created on 13 February 2024
120. Milken Institute School of Public Health, Sahiyo, and other Community Partners Receive DOJ Grant to end FGC
(News & Blog)
... of Sahiyo U.S. “It is significant that the OVW is recognizing the importance of addressing FGM/C in the United States, and that understanding its intersections with other forms of violence against women ...
Created on 08 February 2024