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21. My parents would not have cut me if they had the right information, says a Sri Lankan Bohra
(News & Blog)
... body of young girls and modify them permanently. Many clerics in our community claim that this is done to cull the sexual pleasure in a woman, allowing her to be more devoted and committed to her husband’s ...
Created on 15 November 2017
22. FGC in the United States
(Resources)
... Genital Cutting in Immigrant Children — Considerations in Treatment and Prevention in the United States US House Votes to Recognize FGC as a Human Rights Violation 4 women with lives scarred by genital ...
Created on 03 May 2017
23. Invest in ending FGC in Asia: Why Sahiyo and 33 organisations are petitioning the U.N.
(News & Blog)
... guide global development and funding in the “areas of critical importance for humanity and the planet”. But how can this particular SDG be met by 2030, if no resources are devoted to understanding the ...
Created on 02 January 2017
24. Tips on Writing a Letter to Your Legislator or Government Official
(News & Blog)
... request – what are you hoping your legislator will do? (for example, do you want them to vote yes or no on a bill?) Thank your legislator or government official Include your contact ...
Created on 28 July 2016
25. How COVID-19 impacts programs devoted to ending gender-based violence, including female genital cutting
(News & Blog)
... currently being devoted to the pandemic. Alfons noted that in her region of Kenya, FGC only occurs every two years. Therefore, FGC is not rising in cases at the moment, but child marriage has increased ...
Created on 21 July 2020
26. Want to help us end female genital cutting? Vote for Sahiyo in the Shared Nation Contest!
(News & Blog)
... projects participating in the August 2018 contest to be voted on to receive the digital community’s combined funds. Each month, general voting takes place for the first three weeks of the month, and in ...
Created on 01 August 2018
27. Want to help end Female Genital Cutting? Vote for Sahiyo in the Shared Nation Contest
(News & Blog)
... to our world’s biggest problems. This month, nominated by Jonathan Payne, Sahiyo will be one of the projects participating in the May 2018 contest to be voted on to receive the digital community’s combined ...
Created on 01 May 2018
28. Urge Senator Winfield to Protect Girls from FGM/C in Connecticut
(News & Blog)
... for a vote at the next Connecticut Senate session. Sen. Winfield can be contacted at 1-860-240-0475 or emailed at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..  The session for getting bills passed in Connecticut ends ...
Created on 31 May 2025
29. Learning the complicated history of passing FGM/C legislation in Maine
(News & Blog)
... floor that removed the language making it a crime to consent to the procedure, the bill did not pass by one vote and later died between the House and Senate. Bills LD 1819, and HP 1261, were proposed ...
Created on 20 January 2025
30. How can you, as an ordinary person, help end female genital cutting?
(News & Blog)
... However, most Americans aren’t consistent voters. This makes it difficult to voice opinions through elected officials who may not be the best suited to represent their constituents. Therefore, it is important ...
Created on 22 October 2024
31. UNICEF releases new data on global prevalence of FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... population overall, and stagnation in some countries. One such country, The Gambia, recently voted to repeal its ban on FGM/C. The report asserts that, “though the pace of progress is picking up, the rate ...
Created on 21 March 2024
32. Washington Senate Bill 5453 moves to House Appropriations Committee
(News & Blog)
... In-Person (oral testimony limited to only 1-2 minutes max) Testify Remotely (oral testimony limited to only 1-2 minutes max) Submit Written Testimony Vote Pro Learn more about Washington SB 5453 ...
Created on 29 March 2023
33. Washington SB 5453 moves to the House
(News & Blog)
SB5453 in Washington State is onto a hearing in the State's House for Monday, March 13th after passing the Senate unanimously. To express your support of SB5453:   You can vote PRO by clicking ...
Created on 09 March 2023
34. Troubling Idaho House Bill 71 moves on to Senate
(News & Blog)
... rights. However, as of February 15th, another attempt is being made to take away medical care for Trans youth through HB 71. This bill has passed the House and is on to the Senate for a vote.  This ...
Created on 24 February 2023
35. Washington Senate Bill 5453 concerning female genital mutilation/cutting moves forward in the Senate
(News & Blog)
... is how to get involved: Submit written testimony Testify virtually To vote pro Testify in-person Statement from the Washington Coalition: We are a newly formed Coalition working to end ...
Created on 13 February 2023
36. The hearing for Washington Senate Bill 5453 concerning female genital mutilation/cutting
(News & Blog)
... during the hearing either in-person or virtually by signing up here.  Submit written testimony with this link. Please note that written testimony is due within 24 hours after the hearing. Vote in support ...
Created on 27 January 2023
37. Sahiyo Discusses book club holds next event in September
(News & Blog)
... was published by Inanna in 2007. Her second novel, Six Metres of Pavement, won a 2012 Lambda Literary Award and was short-listed for the 2012 Toronto Book Award. In 2017 it was voted the One Book One Brampton ...
Created on 04 August 2022
38. Massachusetts Senate passes FGM/C bill
(News & Blog)
... bill H4606 “An Act Relative to the Penalties for the crime of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C)” in Massachusetts. The FGM/C bill had a favorable vote in a formal session of the Senate, after it ...
Created on 30 July 2020
39. Massachusetts House passes FGM/C bill
(News & Blog)
July 16, 2020 – The Massachusetts House of Representatives has just voted favorably in an informal session to pass a bill to protect girls from female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). H.4606 – An Act ...
Created on 16 July 2020
40. Voices Series: Why silence is our enemy
(News & Blog)
... websites and groups devoted to educating and ending FGM/C, there were no images of little girls that resembled the younger version of me, no pictures of Caucasian, American girls, raised in the Christian ...
Created on 26 February 2020