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1. Washington D.C. Passes Comprehensive Law to Protect Children from Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
(News & Blog)
By: Katie Bai After six years of tireless work from survivors, advocates, and legislators, Washington, D.C. has enacted L25-0322, now D.C. § 22–1431, titled the “Female Genital Mutilation Prohibition ...
Created on 02 June 2025
2. Uniting to End FGM/C Across the Americas: A Joint Statement
(News & Blog)
... End FGM/C Network, the End FGM Canada Network, George Washington University, Equality Now, and Sahiyo U.S. The Americas Alliance will also involve additional diverse groups of stakeholders dedicated to ...
Created on 06 February 2025
3. Upcoming Training: Prevention Efforts for FGM/C Across the Country
(News & Blog)
... with our project partners the U.S. End FGM/C Network, Mother Africa, and the Washington Department of Health, as part of our efforts to prevent and respond to FGM/C in Washington State. In this session ...
Created on 14 November 2024
4. Takeaways from Sahiyo’s Webinar on Framing FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... importance of awareness of this world issue." "Hearing stories always motivates me towards advocacy – the courage is contagious." This training was funded by the Washington State Department of Health ...
Created on 11 September 2024
5. Sahiyo in D.C.! Key Insights from Our In-Person Meeting with DOJ OVW Partners
(News & Blog)
...  On June 20, 2024, we hosted an impactful in-person meeting at George Washington University with our project partners. This gathering allowed us to review the project timeline in great depth and align ...
Created on 18 July 2024
6. Paving the Path to End FGC in Washington State! Year 1 in Review
(News & Blog)
We're excited to share the highlights of an incredible journey we've embarked on with our partners Mother Africa, The U.S. End FGM/C Network, and the Washington State Department of Health. Our collective ...
Created on 18 July 2024
7. Voices from Washington and Beyond: an In-Person Voices to End FGM/C Screening in Kent, WA
(News & Blog)
On June 13th, we had the privilege of hosting an in-person screening of the Voices to End FGM/C digital storytelling project in Kent, Washington, alongside project partners the US End FGM/C Network, Mother ...
Created on 16 June 2024
8. Sahiyo U.S. Engages Community Stakeholders in Seattle, Washington to Advance Senate Bill 5453 Initiatives
(News & Blog)
On April 23rd, 2024, Sahiyo U.S., in collaboration with the Washington Department of Health, Mother Africa, and the U.S. End FGM/C Network, convened a significant gathering at Greenriver College, Kent ...
Created on 14 May 2024
9. Join the FGM/C Prevention and Response in Washington State Advisory Committee
(News & Blog)
Sahiyo U.S. is pleased to announce that in collaboration with Mother Africa, the U.S. End FGM/C Network, and the Washington State Department of Health, we are seeking dedicated individuals to serve on ...
Created on 06 May 2024
10. Milken Institute School of Public Health, Sahiyo, and other Community Partners Receive DOJ Grant to end FGC
(News & Blog)
Sahiyo U.S. is pleased to announce we’ve been awarded a grant alongside George Washington University’s Milken Institute School of Public Health, U.S. End FGM/C Network, and Global Woman PEACE Foundation from ...
Created on 08 February 2024
11. Milken Institute School of Public Health Joins Sahiyo U.S. and Other Community Partners in Receiving $300,000 DOJ Grant to Prevent Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
(News & Blog)
WASHINGTON, DC - (February 6, 2024) - The Milken Institute School of Public Health alongside its community partners announced today they received a $300,000 grant from the Department of Justice’s Office ...
Created on 05 February 2024
12. A Personal Journey: Breaking the Silence on FGM
(News & Blog)
... like mine inspire change. Together, we can amplify the voices of survivors and put an end to FGM. Isatou Jallow is a legal scholar in the final year of her Ph.D. program at the University of Washington ...
Created on 11 January 2024
13. Training the Prince George’s County Health Department on FGC
(News & Blog)
On April 28th, Karen McDonnell, Associate Professor at George Washington University’s Milken Institute School of Public Health partnered with Sahiyo Cofounder Mariya Taher to provide a training for nearly ...
Created on 17 May 2023
14. Washington State becomes 41st state to pass law against FGM/C
(News & Blog)
Sahiyo, as part of the Washington Coalition to End FGM/C, is ecstatic to announce that on April 20th, 2023, Washington state Governor Jay Inslee signed Senate Bill 5453 concerning female genital mutilation/cutting ...
Created on 19 April 2023
15. Trusting Me
(News & Blog)
... if Washington coalition to end FGM/C. She is fluent in Arabic, Somali, and English. Her professional and research work focuses on innovative health care services and Health equity for refugee women healthcare ...
Created on 11 April 2023
16. Training and Technical Assistance
(Programs)
... support services by Sarrah Hussain Current Projects Involving T&TA Implementation of Washington State FGC Legislation to Protect Children  ...
Created on 05 October 2022
17. An Emergency Within an Emergency: The Crises of Climate Change and Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
... health, human rights, emerging democracies, and politics. Neha’s written and video work has been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal, ...
Created on 09 September 2022
18. Connecticut Trauma and Gender Learning Collaborative Training Part 2
(News & Blog)
On February 3rd, Sahiyo Co-Founder Mariya Taher joined Dr. Karen McDonnell from George Washington for our second training for the Connecticut Trauma and Gender Learning Collaborative (TAG). TAG is a collaboration ...
Created on 08 February 2022
19. Bhaiyo Spotlight: Honoring Donald Strong
(News & Blog)
... Stop FGM Act of 2020 into law. As Director of Research Coordination and a Practicum Director in the Department of Prevention and Community Health with George Washington University, Mr. Strong worked closely ...
Created on 15 November 2021
20. Female genital cutting: Underacknowledged and underrecognized in the United States
(News & Blog)
By Cate Cox On June 3rd, 2021 Sahiyo partnered with the Connecticut Trauma and Gender Learning Collaborative and The George Washington University associate professor Dr. Karen McDonnell to hold a training ...
Created on 18 June 2021