We are eager to uplift an ongoing collaboration between Sahiyo U.S. and the U.S. End FGM/C Network. Inspired by the U.S. Network’s upcoming release of its Survivor Listening Session Summary Report and Sahiyo U.S.’s ongoing Critical Intersections Research Project, the two entities have joined forces for a pilot project around intersectionality and FGC.
In May, the U.S. Network and Sahiyo began sending out bi-weekly discussion questions to both organization’s respective listservs; these questions prompt activists and allies within the anti-FGC field to consider intersections between different social oppressions and FGC. Topics addressed by the questions include ties between FGC and religion, the conflation of gender-affirming care and FGC, racial stereotyping, and more.
The goals of this initiative are as follows:
- To gather insight on various intersectional challenges from members of the Network.
- To share these responses with other stakeholders outside of the Network to facilitate dialogue on the topic of intersectional approaches to ending FGC.
If you are interested in any of the topics listed above and want to be a part of these conversations, please email either Caitlin LeMay of the U.S. Network (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) or Rachel Wine of Sahiyo (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) for more information.
To learn more about Sahiyo’s Critical Intersections project, click here.