Monthly Archive

May 2023

Welcome to our Archives page. On this page you will find a total of 13 of our articles broken down into Months and Years.
Volunteer Spotlight: Events & Programs Intern Derrick Simiyu
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Volunteer Spotlight: Events & Programs Intern Derrick Simiyu

Derrick Simiyu is a programs, monitoring and evaluation professional and passionate about upholding women’s rights and gender equality which drove him to volunteering in a community based organisation... read more..
Six Tips for Stress Reduction: Exercising Your Vagus Nerve to Heal Pelvic Pain
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Six Tips for Stress Reduction: Exercising Your Vagus Nerve to Heal Pelvic Pain

Originally written by  Serenity Serafini, PT, DPT May is Pelvic Pain Awareness Month. Pelvic pain has been reported by some individuals after undergoing the harmful practice of female genital cut... read more..
Applications open to join the 2023 Voices to End FGM/C hybrid digital storytelling workshop cohort!
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Applications open to join the 2023 Voices to End FGM/C hybrid digital storytelling workshop cohort!

Sahiyo U.S., StoryCenter, and Asian Women’s Shelter would like to announce that recruitment is open for our 2023 Voices to End FGM/C hybrid digital storytelling workshop.  Since 2015, Sahiyo has ... read more..
Mindful Movement for Pelvic Pain
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Mindful Movement for Pelvic Pain

By Body Harmony Physical Therapy May is Pelvic Pain Awareness Month. Pelvic pain has been reported by some individuals after undergoing the harmful practice of female genital cutting (FGC). This can i... read more..
Reflecting on Investing in Girls and Women: Unleashing the Power of Philanthropy to End FGM/C
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Reflecting on Investing in Girls and Women: Unleashing the Power of Philanthropy to End FGM/C

By Derrick Simiyu After attending the webinar Investing in Girls and Women: Unleashing the Power of Philanthropy to End FGM/C, I learned about challenges related to funding programs for those affected... read more..
Training the Prince George’s County Health Department on FGC
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Training the Prince George’s County Health Department on FGC

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 ne... read more..
SAHIYO JOINS OVER 40 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS SERVING SEXUAL ASSAULT AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS IN $13.2 MILLION AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN INITIATIVE
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SAHIYO JOINS OVER 40 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS SERVING SEXUAL ASSAULT AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS IN $13.2 MILLION AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN INITIATIVE

ARP Support for Survivors Program supports culturally-specific, community-based projects supporting survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault from Asian and Pacific Islander Communities in the... read more..
More Than A Survivor: Celebrating Queer Joy Campaign
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More Than A Survivor: Celebrating Queer Joy Campaign

At Sahiyo, we recognize that our work to end female genital cutting (FGC) does not exist outside of Queer liberation, and members of the survivor community who are Queer have distinct experiences that... read more..
Tufts University hosts panel to raise awareness of FGC
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Tufts University hosts panel to raise awareness of FGC

On April 14th, Sahiyo U.S.'s Mariya Taher was invited to speak at a panel discussion on female genital cutting (FGC) by Women in International Relations (WIIR), an organization that is part of Tufts’ ... read more..
Volunteer Spotlight: Programs Intern Hannah Manucal
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Volunteer Spotlight: Programs Intern Hannah Manucal

Hannah is a lifelong lover of writing and a recent graduate from California State University, East Bay, where she earned a B.A. in English. She believes in the powerful use of storytelling to produce ... read more..
Exploring Canadian physicians’ experiences providing FGC-related care
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Exploring Canadian physicians’ experiences providing FGC-related care

By Kiah Leone As countries like the United States, Canada, Australia, and others become increasingly aware of the practice of female genital cutting (FGC) and its presence in their country, their heal... read more..
FGM/C 101 for Social Workers Virtual Training
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FGM/C 101 for Social Workers Virtual Training

On May 30th, RTI International will hostg a virtual workshop to educate those in the social work profession on female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C).  This workshop, approved by the National ... read more..
The overturning of Roe v. Wade and its implications for survivors of FGC
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The overturning of Roe v. Wade and its implications for survivors of FGC

By Trisha Kini On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court made the devastating decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, thus denying women and those assigned female at birth (AFAB) the right to safe abortions ... read more..
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