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1. Interview with Zehra Patwa of the Connecticut Coalition to End FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). For the first two blogs, we  interviewed Caitlin LeMay and Joanne Golden. In our third blog, Sahiyo’s policy intern, Juliet Shires, spoke to Zehra Patwa, Sahiyo ...
Created on 20 October 2024
2. Interview with Joanne Golden of the Connecticut Coalition to End FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... LeMay. For this second blog, she talked to Joanne Golden, a member of the Sahiyo U.S. Advisory Board and an attorney working in Massachusetts. Juliet and Joanne discussed how listening to survivors and ...
Created on 04 September 2024
3. Roundtable on Systems Change to Address FGM/C Perspectives from State and Municipal Coalitions - a virtual event
(News & Blog)
... focused more on advancing legislation on FGC while others focused on raising awareness of FGM/C. Joanne Golden, a Sahiyo U.S. Advisory Board member and founding member of the Massachusettes Coalition, ...
Created on 17 July 2023
4. Sahiyo's Giving Circle ...
(Get Involved)
... and children's rights, I am able to explore, participate, and continue as an activist through my relationship with Sahiyo."  - Joanne Golden, Attorney and Sahiyo Advisory Board Member  ...
Created on 22 August 2022
5. Massachusetts Senate passes FGM/C bill
(News & Blog)
... and co-founder. Senator Boncore also recognized Sahiyo for their work on advocating for the abandonment of FGM/C. A member of the legislative working group, Joanne Golden, is also a member of the U.S. ...
Created on 30 July 2020
6. Sahiyo U.S. Advisory Board Spotlight: Joanne Golden
(News & Blog)
... based on community involvement. This month, we are pleased to highlight Joanne Golden who graciously serves as a member of our U.S. Advisory Board.  1) Can you tell us a bit about your background? ...
Created on 10 August 2019
7. Introducing Sahiyo’s inaugural U.S. Advisory Board
(News & Blog)
...  Join us in welcoming the team: Maria Akhter, Renee Bergstrom, Alisha Bhagat, Insia Dariwala, Dr. Melody Eckardt, Joanne Golden, Priya Goswami, Aarefa Johari, Zehra Patwa, Maryum Saifee, and Joanna Vergoth. ...
Created on 29 October 2018
8. U.S. Advisory Board
(News & Blog)
... the Women ‘H.E.R’ award, in India, hosted by U.N Women and Barkha Dutt. She is also a Change.org Fellow for their flagship program ‘She Creates Change’. Joanne Golden has been as an Attorney at Boston’s ...
Created on 16 September 2018
9. Raising the conversation on Female Genital Cutting in Massachusetts
(News & Blog)
... Goswami, followed by a panel discussion moderated by Mariya Taher with speakers attorney Joanne Golden, community health leader Abdirahman Yusuf, and OBGYN Dr.  Melody Eckardt. Panel speakers shared their ...
Created on 23 March 2018
10. Interview with Joanne Golden of the Connecticut Coalition to End FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... LeMay. For this second blog, she talked to Joanne Golden, a member of the Sahiyo U.S. Advisory Board and an attorney working in Massachusetts. Juliet and Joanne discussed how listening to survivors and ...
Created on 04 September 2024
11. Sahiyo U.S. Advisory Board Spotlight: Joanne Golden
(News & Blog)
... based on community involvement. This month, we are pleased to highlight Joanne Golden who graciously serves as a member of our U.S. Advisory Board.  1) Can you tell us a bit about your background? ...
Created on 10 August 2019
12. Interview with Zehra Patwa of the Connecticut Coalition to End FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). For the first two blogs, we  interviewed Caitlin LeMay and Joanne Golden. In our third blog, Sahiyo’s policy intern, Juliet Shires, spoke to Zehra Patwa, Sahiyo ...
Created on 20 October 2024
13. Roundtable on Systems Change to Address FGM/C Perspectives from State and Municipal Coalitions - a virtual event
(News & Blog)
... focused more on advancing legislation on FGC while others focused on raising awareness of FGM/C. Joanne Golden, a Sahiyo U.S. Advisory Board member and founding member of the Massachusettes Coalition, ...
Created on 17 July 2023
14. Sahiyo's Giving Circle ...
(Get Involved)
... and children's rights, I am able to explore, participate, and continue as an activist through my relationship with Sahiyo."  - Joanne Golden, Attorney and Sahiyo Advisory Board Member  ...
Created on 22 August 2022
15. Massachusetts Senate passes FGM/C bill
(News & Blog)
... and co-founder. Senator Boncore also recognized Sahiyo for their work on advocating for the abandonment of FGM/C. A member of the legislative working group, Joanne Golden, is also a member of the U.S. ...
Created on 30 July 2020
16. Introducing Sahiyo’s inaugural U.S. Advisory Board
(News & Blog)
...  Join us in welcoming the team: Maria Akhter, Renee Bergstrom, Alisha Bhagat, Insia Dariwala, Dr. Melody Eckardt, Joanne Golden, Priya Goswami, Aarefa Johari, Zehra Patwa, Maryum Saifee, and Joanna Vergoth. ...
Created on 29 October 2018
17. U.S. Advisory Board
(News & Blog)
... the Women ‘H.E.R’ award, in India, hosted by U.N Women and Barkha Dutt. She is also a Change.org Fellow for their flagship program ‘She Creates Change’. Joanne Golden has been as an Attorney at Boston’s ...
Created on 16 September 2018
18. Raising the conversation on Female Genital Cutting in Massachusetts
(News & Blog)
... Goswami, followed by a panel discussion moderated by Mariya Taher with speakers attorney Joanne Golden, community health leader Abdirahman Yusuf, and OBGYN Dr.  Melody Eckardt. Panel speakers shared their ...
Created on 23 March 2018
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Created on 03 September 2024
20. Interview with Joanne Golden of the Connecticut Coalition to End FGM/C
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... LeMay. For this second blog, she talked to Joanne Golden, a member of the Sahiyo U.S. Advisory Board and an attorney working in Massachusetts. Juliet and Joanne discussed how listening to survivors and ...
Created on 04 September 2024

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      • Advocacy & Travel Award
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    • Research
      • Critical Intersections
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