Sahiyo is happy to announce we’re hosting our first hybrid-format Voices to End FGM/C Digital Storytelling Workshop this August 2023! During this workshop, each participant will learn to create their own video through the use of voiceover audio, still images, and video clips. This participatory media process will be guided by facilitators...
By Muna Osman Why did you want to attend the workshop and share your story? I first found out about the Voices workshop when I met with Mariya. The meeting was in a different setting; I had no idea about the workshop before she told me about what Sahiyo does...
By Nazneen Vasi The topic of Khatna, also known as female genital cutting (FGC), has always been interesting. Within my family, there are those who are against it, and those who support it. It is clearly not a religious custom, but more cultural. How did it even become a part...
By Cate Cox Despite working at Sahiyo for nearly three years, it wasn’t until recently that I decided to participate in our popular ‘Voices to End FGM/C’ digital storytelling workshop. For so long I’ve been inspired by the strength and bravery of the storytellers I watched on my computer screen....
By Farrah Dalal I could speak to a multitude of ways in which female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) has impacted my life and experiences. However, I choose to focus my first attempt at storytelling on my college years, rather than the actual physical trauma I endured. Here’s why: Many of us...
On March 13th, Sahiyo held our first Voices to End FGM/C Healing Circle in partnership with StoryCenter and Asian Women's Shelter. As the Voices to End FGM/C project has grown over the past 5 years with over 60 participants, storytellers have asked to be able to connect in other ways....
“I’m so grateful for Sahiyo, and for the Voices to End FGM/C project for providing me with the platform to bring this story out of the darkness. Nearly two decades later, I am still healing and working on growing around my grief. Now, I think about who I want to...
By Nesha Abiraj It is an understood global reality that women and girls are facing the harshest impacts of the climate crisis. Yet we seldom hear advocates at the frontlines of the climate crisis, speaking to the impact on human rights. Thankfully, this is changing. In January of 2023, I was invited by...
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 whose mission is to create spaces for listening to and sharing stories and to help build a just and...
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 screening of the newest Voices to End FGM/C videos, which were developed through Sahiyo and StoryCenter’s Spring 2022 workshop with...
Voices to End FGM/C is mobilizing a critical mass of storytellers and activists from across the globe by bringing them together to share and heal from female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), connect and grow as leaders, and create short videos calling for an end to this harmful practice.
Email: info@voicestoendfgmc.org
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