Monthly Archive

August 2022

Welcome to our Archives page. On this page you will find a total of 15 of our articles broken down into Months and Years.
Volunteer spotlight: Editorial intern Urvashi Sharma
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Volunteer spotlight: Editorial intern Urvashi Sharma

  Urvashi is a senior at The Madeira School in Mclean, VA. She has been volunteering with Sahiyo since 2020, and is looking forward to taking her involvement one step further throu read more..
PRESS RELEASE: Sahiyo & Asian Women’s Shelter Collaborate to Inform Crisis Line for Survivors of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
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PRESS RELEASE: Sahiyo & Asian Women’s Shelter Collaborate to Inform Crisis Line for Survivors of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting

This International Women's Equality Day Sahiyo and Asian Women’s Shelter Launch Nations First Community-Based, Culturally Responsive Hotline to Support Survivors of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting! ... read more..
How to have a dialogue: Storytelling & Conversations
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How to have a dialogue: Storytelling & Conversations

By Huda Syyed It took me a while to realise that research isn’t just about crunching numbers and gathering quantitative data. When dealing with issues such as female genital cutting (FGC), human inter... read more..
Sahiyo's Giving Circle
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Sahiyo's Giving Circle

GIVE THE GIFT OF EMPOWERMENT WHAT IS SAHIYO’S GIVING CIRCLE? Sahiyo’s Giving Circle is a community of donors committed to providing dialogue, education, and collaboratio... read more..
Volunteer spotlight: Programs intern Trisha Kini
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Volunteer spotlight: Programs intern Trisha Kini

Trisha is a recent graduate of UMass Amherst, with majors in public health and biology. She is passionate about health policy, health equity, and is a strong advocate for women’s rights. She currently... read more..
Conversation with a Bhaiyo: Advising a concerned father
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Conversation with a Bhaiyo: Advising a concerned father

By Urvashi Sharma I recently spoke with Mohammad Chappalwala about being a Bhaiyo, or male ally, and some of his experiences. It was a great opportunity to learn more about Mohammad’s story, and the w... read more..
Introducing a community-based, culturally-responsive Support Line for FGC survivors 
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Introducing a community-based, culturally-responsive Support Line for FGC survivors 

This past year, Sahiyo has collaborated with Asian Women’s Shelter (AWS) on a number of trainings to educate staff, volunteers, and crisis line workers on the impact of FGC in the United States, as we... read more..
FGC in the United States: How Americans can help end this practice 
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FGC in the United States: How Americans can help end this practice 

By Katie Geren Female genital cutting (FGC) is a global issue. It happens in many countries, including the United States, though that is not often common knowledge here. I learned about FGC for the fi... read more..
Voices to End FGM/C 2022: Spring Cohort Video Screening
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Voices to End FGM/C 2022: Spring Cohort Video Screening

Date: August 24th  Time: 12 noon PDT, 3 PM EDT (U.S.) Registration link: https://bit.ly/Voices2022Screening    On Wednesday, August 24th at 12 noon PDT / 3 PM EDT, Sahiyo will host a sc... read more..
Share your story! Join the Voices to End FGM/C Fall 2022 Online Digital Storytelling Workshop
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Share your story! Join the Voices to End FGM/C Fall 2022 Online Digital Storytelling Workshop

Sahiyo is excited to announce that applications are open for our Fall 2022 Voices to End FGM/C online digital storytelling workshop, as part of our continued partnership with StoryCenter, a non-profit... read more..
Sahiyo Discusses book club holds next event in September
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Sahiyo Discusses book club holds next event in September

Event: Sahiyo Discusses: You Still Look the Same by Farzana Doctor Date: September 21, 2022 Time: 7:00 PM EST Registration Link: https://bit.ly/SahiyoDiscusses   Sahiyo invites you to join the ne... read more..
Activists Retreat Reflection: What community means to me
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Activists Retreat Reflection: What community means to me

By Zehra Patwa My fifth experience at the Sahiyo Bohra Activists Retreat in June 2022 was, once again, eye opening, supportive, and so much fun; in particular, because I met a whole new set of North A... read more..
Volunteer spotlight: Development Intern Shatize Pope
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Volunteer spotlight: Development Intern Shatize Pope

Shatize is a senior working towards her BA at Columbia University in New York. She is majoring in Human Rights with a specialisation in women’s studies and looking forward to attending NYU for law sch... read more..
Reflecting on A Quiet Violence: Navigating Female Genital Cutting as an LGBTQ+ Survivor
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Reflecting on A Quiet Violence: Navigating Female Genital Cutting as an LGBTQ+ Survivor

By Trisha Kini On June 23rd, Sahiyo hosted their webinar A Quiet Violence: Navigating Female Genital Cutting as an LGBTQ+ Survivor in honor of LGBTQ+ pride month. The event was moderated by Sahiyo U.S... read more..
Reflection on Sahiyo webinar: Understanding Social Norms to end Female Genital Cutting
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Reflection on Sahiyo webinar: Understanding Social Norms to end Female Genital Cutting

By Trisha Kini Sahiyo hosted the webinar Understanding Social Norms to End Female Genital Cutting on July 1st. The event was moderated by Sahiyo co-founder, and winner of the Chameli Devi Jain Award A... read more..
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