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21. An Emergency Within an Emergency: The Crises of Climate Change and Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
... presented by the Queen of England in Buckingham Palace. In 2018, she was recognized as the African Youth Leader of the year. She was nominated as the Human Rights Defender of the year in 2019. She is also ...
Created on 09 September 2022
22. PRESS RELEASE: Sahiyo & Asian Women’s Shelter Collaborate to Inform Crisis Line for Survivors of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
(News & Blog)
... and/or youth.    This project was produced by Sahiyo and Asian Women’s Shelter under 15POVC-21-GG-00988-NONF, awarded by the Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department ...
Created on 24 August 2022
23. Reflecting on A Quiet Violence: Navigating Female Genital Cutting as an LGBTQ+ Survivor
(News & Blog)
... as a right has been denied to trans individuals, which further deters LGBTQ+ individuals from seeking care. This has put LGBTQ+ youth at risk of facing wider health complications and neglect from the system. ...
Created on 01 August 2022
24. Including non-cis-women as FGM/C survivors
(News & Blog)
... Directive Fellow, 2020 Seventh Wave Editorial Resident, 2020 Ars Nova Emerging Leaders Fellow, 2020 Spotify Sound Up cohort member, 2019 Player’s Theatre Resident Playwright, and 2018 NYC Youth Poet Laureate ...
Created on 31 May 2022
25. A Quiet Violence: Navigating Female Genital Cutting as an LGBTQ+ Survivor
(News & Blog)
... Fellow, 2020 Spotify Sound Up cohort member, 2019 Player’s Theatre Resident Playwright, and 2018 NYC Youth Poet Laureate Ambassador. They are a Converse All Stars Artist and UN #TOGETHERBAND Global Ambassador. ...
Created on 25 May 2022
26. Sahiyo's first Youth Meetin
(News & Blog)
This March, Sahiyo conducted its first ever Sahiyo Youth Meeting. Young activists are an essential part of the movement to end FGC, as they offer a fresh perspective and are eager to challenge gender norms ...
Created on 13 April 2022
27. Gender-Affirming Treatments are not Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
... legislators in Texas and Idaho are looking to use pre-existing bans on FGC to block transgender youth from receiving life-saving, medically necessary gender-affirming treatments. This is a discriminatory ...
Created on 22 March 2022
28. CSW Virtual Parallel Event - “Engaging Men to End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
(News & Blog)
... and activism efforts are striving towards making that change.  What do we need to do to make that 2030 deadline?  Dame Ndiaye, co-founder of the National Youth Alliance for Reproductive Health and ...
Created on 17 March 2022
29. Sahiyo staff spotlight: Development assistant Michelle Taylor
(News & Blog)
Michelle comes to Sahiyo with over a decade of nonprofit development and fundraising experience focusing on various areas including youth development, health, education, and women’s empowerment. Michelle ...
Created on 15 March 2022
30. Reflecting on the launch of the first-ever Research Agenda and Ethical Guidance on Research for the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation
(News & Blog)
... This point made me reflect on the role we can all play in ending FGM/C. It was inspiring to see so many youth activists and students present on the call, taking a firm stance against FGM/C. Young people’s ...
Created on 08 February 2022
31. Sahiyo participates in Massachusetts Healthy Youth Consortium
(News & Blog)
On November 1st Sahiyo partnered with The Massachusetts Healthy Youth Consortium (MAHYC) to hold a training for K-12 teachers about the importance of using education as a means of preventing female genital ...
Created on 11 November 2021
32. Introducing Nala Feminist Collective: African Women and The 10 Demands, including ending female genital cutting
(News & Blog)
... young people from across the continent during five Africa Young women Beijing + 25 virtual regional barazas (or convenings) hosted by the African Union Special Envoy on Youth, Aya Chebbi, in November 2020. ...
Created on 18 May 2021
33. Webinar: Female genital cutting is an under-recognized form of gender-based violence in the U.S.
(News & Blog)
... Refugee Youth and Children’s Services (BRYCS) – Health Practitioners Guide to Providing Culturally Competent Care for Women and Girls Affected by Female Genital Cutting Dahlia Project – Female Genital ...
Created on 30 April 2021
34. The End FGM European Network hosts webinar: “Addressing female genital mutilation while leaving no one behind”
(News & Blog)
... on FGM/C; Hadeel Elshak, Youth Ambassador of End FGM European Network; and Sietske Steneker, UNFPA Brussels Director. Keynote speaker Dalli addressed the data regarding FGM/C among the European Union ...
Created on 29 March 2021
35. Sahiyo’s U.S. Communications Manager is awarded a Masters degree with merit
(News & Blog)
... She problematized the dynamic of Western hegemony in the rights-based approaches to sex education whilst recognizing the need for education that protects youth, regardless of cultural setting. Her thesis ...
Created on 09 March 2021
36. Sahiyo in the Media
(News & Blog)
2024 Opinion: CT needs to ban female genital mutilation/cutting When Protecting Girls Is Twisted Into Attacking Trans Youth: FGM/C Survivors Fight Back Against Transphobic Right-Wing Narratives FGM ...
Created on 02 March 2021
37. PRESS RELEASE: Launching Sahiyo's Newest Program: Bhaiyo: Male Allies United in Ending Female Genital Mutilation/Cuttin
(News & Blog)
... lead. FGC has been on the public radar as of late, due to a first of its kind indictment of a Houston-based woman who transported a minor out of the country, for the purpose of the youth undergoing FGC. ...
Created on 06 February 2021
38. Voices to End FGM/C
(Programs)
... such as our Critical Intersections Research and developing educational materials.  Webinar Highlight: Youth Advocacy Against FGM/C: A Conversation on Change  ...
Created on 03 December 2020
39. Upcoming Webinar: Addressing Female Genital Cutting in the Clinic
(News & Blog)
... American. She is a retired patient educator who now focuses her energy on the art of weaving.  Sarata Kande is a student, entrepreneur and youth advocate for inter-African committee. She is a survivor ...
Created on 01 December 2020
40. Understanding the effect of COVID-19 on gender-based violence in Nigeria
(News & Blog)
... Girls Inspired Africa and i-Safe Consulting; Hassana Umoru Maina, The ABCs of Sexual Violence Campaign; and Kolawole Olatosimi, Child and Youth Protection Foundation.  One thing I learned in this webinar ...
Created on 28 July 2020