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1. Reframing FGM/C Through an Intersectional Lens at CSW69
(News & Blog)
... Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation." This order erroneously equates gender-affirming treatments for transgender youth with female genital mutilation, directing the Department of Justice and ...
Created on 18 March 2025
2. Reflection on the Sahiyo Activists Retreat 2024: Zahara Kagalwalla
(News & Blog)
Each year, Sahiyo hosts an annual Activists Retreat to gather anti-FGC activists in a safe and supportive space, where they can engage in meaningful discussions about FGC. These retreats aim to foster ...
Created on 18 February 2025
3. What Not to Say
(News & Blog)
... extensive engagement in human rights advocacy, including roles within the strategic communications department and participation in human rights for youth campaigns at Amnesty International USA. Samman ...
Created on 24 December 2024
4. Reflecting on the webinar "Youth Advocates Against Female Genital Cutting - A Conversation on Change
(News & Blog)
On November 4, Sahiyo U.S. hosted a vibrant webinar titled: Youth Advocacy Against Female Genital Cutting (FGC): A Conversation on Change, where a global community of advocates, educators, medical professionals, ...
Created on 14 November 2024
5. My Story, My Voice
(News & Blog)
... including CIVICUS World Alliance, the UN Global Indigenous Youth Caucus, and the Universal Periodic Review Kenya team, while also contributing as a member of the Women and Gender Constituency. Her academic ...
Created on 05 November 2024
6. I Am SORRY!
(News & Blog)
... her life. All I can say is “I am sorry!” Isatou Jeng is a program management specialist with 13 years of experience and diverse skills in social justice, youth development, human rights advocacy, ...
Created on 05 November 2024
7. Join Us for an Inspiring Webinar: Youth Advocates Against Female Genital Cutting - A Conversation on Change
(News & Blog)
We are excited to announce an upcoming webinar that promises to be both enlightening and empowering: Youth Advocates Against Female Genital Cutting - A Conversation on Change. You, too, can join us for ...
Created on 15 October 2024
8. Reflecting on the 2024 Asian Pacific Institute for Gender Based Violence National Summit
(News & Blog)
... had great food, and made plans about the future of SOAR with a focus on areas of improvement, such as increasing youth representation, the importance of data collection and project duplication in our advocacy ...
Created on 13 September 2024
9. I Didn’t Dare Ask
(News & Blog)
... school. My peers mocked, despised, and isolated me; I was a loner thereafter. I lost my essence in an age when most youth are filled with exploratory exuberance.   What have you learned or most enjoyed ...
Created on 11 January 2024
10. The overturning of Roe v. Wade and its implications for survivors of FGC
(News & Blog)
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 ...
Created on 02 May 2023
11. Washington State becomes 41st state to pass law against FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... against this practice; our state's children and youth will greatly benefit from the work of this coalition.” ~Dr. Stephan Blanford, Executive Director, Children's Alliance   "It saddens me that it is ...
Created on 19 April 2023
12. 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
13. 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
14. 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
15. 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
16. 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
17. Female Genital Cutting Diaries: My first encounter with the tradition of female genital cutting
(News & Blog)
... stories and met my lifelong best friend, and thought about what outfit my Barbie should wear. I’d taken many portraits of youth in Konza. They were intense, gorgeous people with secrets I wanted to ...
Created on 18 December 2018
18. Mariya Taher to represent Sahiyo at Women Deliver Conference
(News & Blog)
... Include: Dr Linah Jebill Kilimo, Chair of Anti-FGM Board, Kenya Mariya Taher, Sahiyo, India and United States Kelechukwu Nwachukwu, Nigerian youth activists Filzah ...
Created on 13 May 2016
19. A Quiet Violence: Navigating Female Genital Cutting as an LGBTQ+ Survivor (2022-06-23)
(Events Calendar/A Quiet Violence: Navigating Female Genital Cutting as an LGBTQ+ Survivor)
... 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 29 June 2022
20. Youth Advocates Against Female Genital Cutting: A Conversation on Change: November 4, 2024 (04 November 2024 12:00)
(Events / Webinar)
Join us for an insightful webinar hosted by Sahiyo, focusing on the critical role of youth engagement in addressing female genital cutting (FGC). This event highlights the unique perspectives and passionate ...
Created on 10 October 2024