Join us and our guest speakers on April 25 at 9AM PST /12PM EST for our webinar. Explore how quiet forms of activism, such as advocating for change within families can shape the psychosocial landscape surrounding female genital cutting(FGC).  

👉Register: bit.ly/QuietActivism24

Calling journalists, reporters, and other media professionals to join us and Equality Now on April 17th at 3pm EST for a webinar on Media Engagement on the topic of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C).

📲Register today: eventbrite.com/e/impactful-me…

We wish you a joyous Eid filled with love, peace, and prosperity✨🌙

#EidMubarak to all who are celebrating!✨

End FGC Singapore distributed 500 of the 'Let's talk about sunat perempuan' booklets, for the Muslim community to learn more about FGC so they can make informed decisions.They are created by survivors with a passion to end the practice through academic and personal persuasions.

Participate in Bhaiyo Father’s Day 2024 Campaign. Tell us how you have discussed FGC with the men in your life - brothers, fathers, husbands, friends…

Share your experience engaging men by sending a 💬quote, 📸photo, 🎥short video, or a✍️write-up, to our email [email protected]

Dismissing female genital mutilation, child marriage, and femicide as foreign practices does a major disservice to our community.

Read more in Population Institute’s latest report #behindcloseddoors : bit.ly/3U0kTNE

Kaneez Madraswalla shares how the September 2023 Activists Retreat helped her find the courage to have conversations on the topic of female genital cutting (FGC), and create non-judgmental spaces to hold these difficult conversations.

Don't miss your chance to apply for our Voices to End FGM/C 2024 digital storytelling workshop! 

📲We're accepting applications until April 15th, 2024. Apply now for the opportunity to share your story and connect with others: bit.ly/ApplyVoices24

More than 500,000 women and girls are estimated to have undergone or are at risk of undergoing FGM/C in the United States. Female genital mutilation is not a “foreign” issue. 

Read more in Population Institute’s latest report #behindcloseddoors : bit.ly/3U0kTNE

Sahiyo Please please Support Sahiyo
one of the leading Voices demanding the end of this curse on women that is FGM and all the fallout that follows this non beneficial Mutilation of our girls and young women 🩷✌️

mariyataher83 Sahiyo I love the title “WOMEN OF WORTH” this is a powerful quote that must echo loud and clear for those unable to speak for themselves such as in Afghanistan, Iran, and a host of other places where child marriages go hand in hand with those that support FGM.

In the face of potential repeal, survivor of FGM and advocate for change in The Gambia, Jaha Dukureh, stands firm and refuses to be silenced. We urge you to join the movement to protect girls. 

🤝Learn more, sign the petition, and stand with survivors: sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/ou…

Umme Kulsoom Arif shares why they are involved in the movement to end female genital cutting (FGC). They discuss bringing friends and family into their advocacy and illuminating how FGC is closer to home than they may realize.

Applications are OPEN for our Voices to End FGM/C 2024 storytelling workshop.

💻Online Workshop Dates: May 28 and Jun 4, 4-6 pm PT / 7-9 pm ET

🤝In-person Workshop Dates: June 22-23 in Washington, D.C. 9 am - 5 pm ET (travel days: June 21 and 24)

Apply: bit.ly/ApplyVoices24

Mariya Taher shares what she would like retreat attendees to take away from the Sahiyo Activists Retreat program and reflects on how taking small steps like talking to another person about female genital cutting(FGC) is important for the movement to end the practice.

Are you an FGC survivor interested in or has undergone clitoral reconstructive surgery? Consider participating in this research survey for a study focused on understanding and improving the procedure and the quality of care for all survivors.

📲Survey: surveymonkey.ca/r/HMTWHF5

Connecticut's efforts to ban female genital mutilation and cutting(FGM/C) fall short for the third consecutive year, leaving advocates and lawmakers confused. 
ctnewsjunkie.com/2024/03/25/pro…

Lubaina Plumber shares how and why she is involved in this work to end female genital cutting (FGC).

💡Resource of the day: 2022-2023 Annual Report 

Learn about Sahiyo U.S.'s ongoing efforts to end FGC. Explore our past achievements, highlights, progress, and the impactful steps we're taking toward a future free from this harmful practice.

👉View: bit.ly/Sahiyo22-23