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81. Sahiyo partners with FAWCO to lead an educational webinar on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in the United States
(News & Blog)
By Beth Fotheringham On the 16th of September, the FAWCO Target Team collaborated with Sahiyo for an educational webinar about FGM/C in the United States. The webinar sought to highlight the essential ...
Created on 01 November 2021
82. UnChained At Last: The United States’ Child Marriage Problem webinar reflection
(News & Blog)
By Cate Cox On June 17th, UnChained At Last held their webinar, “The United States’ Child Marriage Problem.” Founded by a survivor of forced marriage, Fraidy Reiss, UnChained At Last is the only U.S.-based ...
Created on 29 July 2021
83. Female genital cutting: Underacknowledged and underrecognized in the United States
(News & Blog)
... Many of the participants are actively providing clinical services.  This presentation explored FGC in the United States and resources available for clinicians and other front-line professionals who may ...
Created on 18 June 2021
84. The United States has a law banning female genital cutting. What now?
(News & Blog)
... Control, over 500,000 girls and women have undergone or are at risk of undergoing FGC in the United States alone. Globally, that number rises up to 3 million girls at risk per year, with a total of over ...
Created on 14 January 2021
85. StoryCenter-A digital storytelling workshop for Bohra women in the United States
(News & Blog)
... other parts of the world, not in the United States. But in April 2017, a Detroit doctor was arrested for performing FGC on two seven-year-old girls. This doctor belonged to the same religious sect I grew ...
Created on 22 November 2017
86. FGC in the United States
(Resources)
...  2021 Equality Now Fact Sheet: Female Genital Mutilation in the United States U.S. toughens ban on ‘abhorrent’ female genital mutilation Houston woman faces historic indictment over female genital ...
Created on 03 May 2017
87. Sahiyo's U.S. Executive Director will discuss transnational FGC at the United Nations in Genev
(News & Blog)
On July 3rd, Sahiyo’s co-founder and U.S. Executive Director Mariya Taher will discuss cross-border and transnational female genital cutting (FGC) during the fifty-sixth session of the United Nations Human ...
Created on 28 June 2024
88. PRESS RELEASE: Launching Sahiyo's Newest Program: Bhaiyo: Male Allies United in Ending Female Genital Mutilation/Cuttin
(News & Blog)
Launching Sahiyo’s Newest Program, Bhaiyo: Male Allies United in Ending Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Boston, Massachusetts, February 6, 2021 On Feburary 6th 2021, The International Day for Zero ...
Created on 06 February 2021
89. Sahiyo Speaks at United Nations for Commission on the Status of Women Annual Conference
(News & Blog)
... of the United States of America to the United Nations Permanent Observer Mission of Organization of Islamic Cooperation to the United Nations, the event sought to showcase how storytelling can inspire ...
Created on 19 April 2016
90. Exploring Other Forms of Female Genital Alteration
(News & Blog)
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), a time dedicated to raising awareness about sexual violence and advocating for survivor support and prevention. This campaign seeks to open the conversation ...
Created on 10 April 2025
91. Engaging the Next Generation: A Conversation on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
(News & Blog)
... advocacy. We began our talk by introducing the history of FGM/C in the United States and then discussed the prevalence of the harmful practice in Connecticut. From there, we shared a survivor’s story ...
Created on 10 April 2025
92. Intern Spotlight: Katie Bai
(News & Blog)
... to do after I graduated. When I went to the website and learned about the prevalence of FGM/C in the United States, I was shocked. That’s when I knew I wanted to be a part of the solution.  Did you know ...
Created on 10 April 2025
93. Reframing FGM/C Through an Intersectional Lens at CSW69
(News & Blog)
... at the Church Center for the United Nations, this event created a space for critical dialogue, collective reflection, and renewed commitments to ending female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) worldwide. ...
Created on 18 March 2025
94. Survivor and Community Engagement Toolkit
(Uncategorised)
... this toolkit to bridge that gap—offering ethical, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive engagement strategies drawn from the collective expertise of organizations across the United States working ...
Created on 15 March 2025
95. Sahiyo Releases Toolkit for Survivor and Community Engagement to Address FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... process, this toolkit is a culmination of real-world insights, proven strategies, and evidence-based methodologies gathered from community-based organizations across the United States. The resources provided ...
Created on 11 March 2025
96. Newly Released: Sahiyo’s Toolkit on Survivor and Community Engagement!
(News & Blog)
... provide valuable perspectives on addressing FGM/C across the United States. Insights are gleaned from the following organizations:  African Cultural Alliance of North America (ACANA)  African Family ...
Created on 11 March 2025
97. Uniting to End FGM/C Across the Americas: A Joint Statement
(News & Blog)
... girls across the United States and Canada affected by or at risk of FGM/C. FGM/C also continues to be reported in Colombia, where a bill has recently been introduced to combat the harmful practice. There ...
Created on 06 February 2025
98. Sahiyo condemns recent executive order conflating female genital mutilation/cutting with gender-affirming care
(News & Blog)
... United States. These hard-fought legal protections for FGM/C survivors and those at-risk at the federal level must be preserved by calling out the Trump Administration’s inflammatory rhetoric for what ...
Created on 31 January 2025
99. Reflections on the Sahiyo Activist Retreat: A Transformative Experience
(News & Blog)
... of the complexities surrounding this practice and inspired me to continue the fight on a global scale. As I’ve shifted my focus to the United States, I’ve realized that the movement here is still relatively ...
Created on 12 December 2024
100. "The Beginning" screened at a special Thaal Pe Charcha event in Mumba
(News & Blog)
... Pune in India and two in the United States, reaching nearly 100 participants.  Our October event was special for many reasons. First, it was an in-person TPC event that we were able to host after nearly ...
Created on 11 December 2024