Monthly Archive

2022

Welcome to our Archives page. On this page you will find a total of 115 of our articles broken down into Months and Years.

16 Dec

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Volunteer spotlight: Umme Kulsoom Arif

Umme Kulsoom Arif is a lawyer, activist, and sometimes writer from Missouri. They received their Bachelor of Science in Justice Systems from Truman State University and their Juris Doctor from Penn St... read more..

The urgency of climate change: Reflecting on my conversation with activist Domtila Chesang

15 Dec

News & Blog

Sahiyo

The urgency of climate change: Reflecting on my conversation with activist Domtila Chesang

by Urvashi Sharma On a foggy day in October, I had the pleasure of speaking with Domtila Chesang, an inspired activist against female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) in Kenya, and more recently a p... read more..

Reflecting on Sahiyo’s Healing as Activism Campaign

12 Dec

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Reflecting on Sahiyo’s Healing as Activism Campaign

This past month, Sahiyo hosted a social media campaign, ‘Healing as Activism’, to honor the 16 Days of Activism to End Gender Based Violence. From November 25th to December 10th, we shared the stories... read more..

Sahiyo releases July 2021-June 2022 Annual Report

07 Dec

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Sahiyo releases July 2021-June 2022 Annual Report

We’re excited to release our July 2021 to June 2022 Annual Report and hope you’ll take the time to learn more about how we’ve been working to end female genital cutting (FGC). Over the... read more..

Healing as Activism: Finding my way out of the darkness

01 Dec

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Healing as Activism: Finding my way out of the darkness

By Anonymous It has only been a little over 2 weeks since I learned what female genital mutilation (FGM) was. It has only been a little over 2 weeks since I learned that I’ve been through FGM. I... read more..

30 Nov

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Dear Maasi addresses pain and pleasure

Dear Maasi is a column about everything you wanted to know about sex and relationships but were afraid to ask! It’s a partnership between Sahiyo and WeSpeakOut, and is for all of us who have questions... read more..

Why sex educators need to know about female genital cutting (FGC)

28 Nov

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Why sex educators need to know about female genital cutting (FGC)

By Hunter Kessous From sophomore through senior year, I was a member of the Student Sexuality Information Service (SSIS), a completely student-run organization of sex educators. SSIS offers an array o... read more..

Healing as Activism: One cannot give from an empty cup

27 Nov

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Healing as Activism: One cannot give from an empty cup

By Anonymous Emotional burnout looms over my head like my very own Sword of Damocles, waiting to strike me down for being woefully human. But the above saying travels with me, like my shield against s... read more..

Sahiyo hosts workshop on FGC and storytelling for Nomad Travelers

21 Nov

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Sahiyo hosts workshop on FGC and storytelling for Nomad Travelers

For nearly the whole month of November, Sahiyo's co-founder and U.S. Executive Director Mariya Taher was in Panama with the Noma Collective, a community of remote working professionals. On November 10... read more..

My first encounter of female genital cutting

17 Nov

News & Blog

Sahiyo

My first encounter of female genital cutting

Trigger warning: Below is one person’s account of her experience with female genital mutilation in India. This story may be disturbing and/or triggering for some. We thank her for being brave and shar... read more..

Volunteer spotlight: Development intern Alyson Maye

17 Nov

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Volunteer spotlight: Development intern Alyson Maye

Alyson is an undergraduate student at Emmanuel College. Throughout high school, she gained a passion for learning about human rights. This passion continued into college and ultimately led her to purs... read more..

Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C): A survey of knowledge, attitudes, and practices of health care professionals in urban/ rural India

14 Nov

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C): A survey of knowledge, attitudes, and practices of health care professionals in urban/ rural India

Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) has been performed on an estimated 200 million women and girls worldwide. Health care professionals play a significant role in the prevention of FGM/C. They c... read more..

Sahiyo begins seventh Voices to End FGM/C Workshop

10 Nov

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Sahiyo begins seventh Voices to End FGM/C Workshop

In collaboration with StoryCenter and Asian Women’s Shelter (AWS), Sahiyo began the seventh Voices to End FGM/C workshop on October 24th. This first meeting was held with participants from across the ... read more..

Sahiyo presents at the Mitchell Hamline School of Law in Minnesota

10 Nov

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Sahiyo presents at the Mitchell Hamline School of Law in Minnesota

On November 2nd, Sahiyo Programs Coordinator Catherine Cox and current volunteer (as well as former Development Assistant) Sarrah Hussein partnered on a presentation for a class at the Mitchell Hamlin... read more..

Reflecting on ‘Moving Connecticut Ahead: Protecting Girls from FGM/C’, a webinar

09 Nov

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Reflecting on ‘Moving Connecticut Ahead: Protecting Girls from FGM/C’, a webinar

By Meg Sinnott On September 29th, Sahiyo partnered with The CT Coalition to End FGM/C and The Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, and Equitable Access for All to host Moving Connecticut Ahead: Pro... read more..

Dear Maasi: "Should I confront the person responsible for my khatna (FGM/C)?"

26 Oct

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Dear Maasi: "Should I confront the person responsible for my khatna (FGM/C)?"

24 Oct

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Sahiyo Donor Spotlight: Sarrah Hussain

Sarrah Hussain is currently a senior undergraduate student at Stanford University studying human biology and computer science. Her relationship with Sahiyo began with the Development Team, first as a ... read more..

Sahiyo Discusses: You Still Look the Same, a discussion with Farzana Doctor

24 Oct

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Sahiyo Discusses: You Still Look the Same, a discussion with Farzana Doctor

In our latest Sahiyo Discusses event, which took place on September 21st, we were joined by Farzana Doctor, to discuss her newly released poetry book, You Still Look the Same. A profoundly moving coll... read more..

Celebrating October 11th - International Day of the Girl Child

24 Oct

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Celebrating October 11th - International Day of the Girl Child

This October 11th marked the Tenth Annual Day of the Girl Child, a day created by the United Nations General Assembly to highlight girls’ empowerment and promotion of their rights as well as to addres... read more..

South Asian SOAR releases national report, includes female genital cutting

23 Oct

News & Blog

Sahiyo

South Asian SOAR releases national report, includes female genital cutting

This October, South Asian SOAR (Survivors, Organizations, and Allies — Rising, or SOAR), released the Together We Rise report. This collective of survivors, 30+ organizations, and allies, of which Sah... read more..

Bhaiyo Mohammad Chappalwala to be awarded Donald A. Strong Man of The Year Award

13 Oct

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Bhaiyo Mohammad Chappalwala to be awarded Donald A. Strong Man of The Year Award

On October 14th, Mohammad Chappalwala, a Bhaiyo (male ally), will be virtually presented with the Donald A. Strong Man of The Year award by the Global Woman P.E.A.C.E. Foundation. Mr. Chappalwala, who... read more..

Volunteer spotlight: Development intern Anaïs Furukawa

12 Oct

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Volunteer spotlight: Development intern Anaïs Furukawa

Anaïs' deep interest in giving a platform to voices that need to be heard and stories that need to be told led her to pursue and earn her B.A. in journalism at California State University, Northridge.... read more..

Research: The impact of integrating FGM/C within domestic violence support services

11 Oct

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Research: The impact of integrating FGM/C within domestic violence support services

By Sarrah Hussain For my undergraduate honors thesis, I am working with Sahiyo and Asian’s Women’s Shelter (AWS) to better understand support services for survivors of female genital mutilation/cutt... read more..

Support Sahiyo in our work to uplift and protect girls on the Tenth Annual International Day of the Girl Child

11 Oct

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Support Sahiyo in our work to uplift and protect girls on the Tenth Annual International Day of the Girl Child

By Meg Sinnott This October 11th marks the Tenth Annual Day of the Girl Child, a day created by the United Nations General Assembly to highlight girls’ empowerment and promotion of their rights as wel... read more..

07 Oct

Resources

Sahiyo

FGC Survivor Support Line

Support Line for Survivors of FGM/C in the United States The support line is open to receive calls from those impacted by female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) in the United States, including s... read more..

05 Oct

Programs

Sahiyo

Training and Technical Assistance

Training and Technical Assistance Sahiyo U.S. offers training and technical assistance (T&TA) to educate and build the capacity of service providers and front-line professionals on female genital... read more..

Volunteer spotlight: Jessica Ladi Ibrahim Puri

23 Sep

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Volunteer spotlight: Jessica Ladi Ibrahim Puri

Jessica is a Ph.D. candidate at Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, and an instructor for Field Studies in Public Health at Northwestern University. She received a Bachelor of Scienc... read more..

Why are Indian ethics committees still hesitant to approve studies on FGM/C?

23 Sep

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Why are Indian ethics committees still hesitant to approve studies on FGM/C?

By Dr. Alifya In the past year, while making arduous efforts to obtain ethical approval for my research, I have come to understand the answer I was continuously receiving. “No.” My colleague and... read more..

Moving Connecticut ahead: Protecting girls from Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting

21 Sep

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Moving Connecticut ahead: Protecting girls from Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting

Date: Sep 29, 2022 Time: 1 PM to 2:30 PM EST (90 mins) Registration Link: bit.ly/MovingCTAhead In partnership with the Connecticut Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and Opportun... read more..

Moving Connecticut ahead: Protecting girls from FGM/C

15 Sep

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Moving Connecticut ahead: Protecting girls from FGM/C

Date: Thursday, September 29, 2022 Time: 1:00 PM EST Registration Link: bit.ly/MovingCTAhead This webinar, sponsored by Sahiyo, The Connecticut Coalition to End Female Genital Mutil... read more..