In a panel moderated by Voices co-founder Mariya Taher at the International Digital Storytelling Conference 2023, we will highlight the value of the Voices to End FGM/C project within health, criminal justice, and community support contexts.
Sahiyo and StoryCenter are 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 from Sahiyo, StoryCenter, and Asian Women’s Shelter. Online Workshop Dates: Tues, Aug 15th & Tue, Aug 22nd (via Zoom) In-person Workshop Dates: Sat, Aug 26th & Sun, Aug 27th In-person Workshop Location: Oakland, California. Who Can Apply: Individuals living in the U.S. who have experienced FGM/C, as well as family members, friends, advocates, and others living in the U.S. who would like to share a story about the impact of FGM/C in their lives. Application Link: https://bit.ly/VoicesWorkshop2023. Application Deadline: June 1st TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE for all who are accepted into the program and in need of financial support to attend the workshop! To learn more about the Voices workshop experience, watch our behind the scenes video.
Sahiyo and StoryCenter are 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 from Sahiyo, StoryCenter, and Asian Women’s Shelter. Online Workshop Dates: Tues, Aug 15th & Tue, Aug 22nd (via Zoom) In-person Workshop Dates: Sat, Aug 26th & Sun, Aug 27th In-person Workshop Location: Oakland, California. Who Can Apply: Individuals living in the U.S. who have experienced FGM/C, as well as family members, friends, advocates, and others living in the U.S. who would like to share a story about the impact of FGM/C in their lives. Application Link: https://bit.ly/VoicesWorkshop2023. Application Deadline: June 1st TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE for all who are accepted into the program and in need of financial support to attend the workshop! To learn more about the Voices workshop experience, watch our behind the scenes video.
Sahiyo and StoryCenter are 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 from Sahiyo, StoryCenter, and Asian Women’s Shelter. Online Workshop Dates: Tues, Aug 15th & Tue, Aug 22nd (via Zoom) In-person Workshop Dates: Sat, Aug 26th & Sun, Aug 27th In-person Workshop Location: Oakland, California. Who Can Apply: Individuals living in the U.S. who have experienced FGM/C, as well as family members, friends, advocates, and others living in the U.S. who would like to share a story about the impact of FGM/C in their lives. Application Link: https://bit.ly/VoicesWorkshop2023. Application Deadline: June 1st TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE for all who are accepted into the program and in need of financial support to attend the workshop! To learn more about the Voices workshop experience, watch our behind the scenes video.
We invite you to join our interactive discussion on the Voices to End FGM/C digital storytelling project. This project is mobilizing a critical mass of storytellers and activists from across the globe by bringing people together to share and heal from their experiences of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), connect and grow as leaders in their own communities, and create short videos calling for an end to this harmful practice. During this session, we will get a chance to watch some videos and talk more about this harmful practice and how it impacts those living in the U.S. as well. This screening and discussion will be hosted by Gulabi Stories in collaboration with Sahiyo, StoryCenter, and Asian Women's Shelter. Register today: https://tinyurl.com/33pwnev3 Date: Tuesday, September 5th Time: 7 to 8:30 pm ET / 4 to 5:30 pm PT
Please join Sahiyo, Asian Women's Shelter, and Silence Speaks for an informal one-hour webinar on trauma-informed storytelling to address gender-based violence. For more than a decade, we've been supporting survivors of domestic violence, female genital cutting and mutilation, and other forms of abuse in sharing their stories as short digital videos. In recognition of the global 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (November 25-December 10), we'll be sharing stories from this body of work and offering an overview of our trauma-informed theory and practice. WHEN: Tuesday, November 28, 4 pm Pacific / 7 pm Eastern (U.S.) Register now to reserve your spot,and please share this announcement with friends and colleagues!
Please join Sahiyo, Asian Women's Shelter, and Silence Speaks for an online screening premiere of new work from Voices to End FGM/C! We'll share nine videos, offer an overview of our participatory storytelling methodology, and facilitate a Q&A session with some of the storytellers whose work will be showcased. Date: Wednesday March 27, 10 am Pacific / 1 pm Eastern, U.S. time. Register now to reserve your spot!
We’re hosting our second hybrid-format Voices to End FGM/C Digital Storytelling Workshop this June 2024! Survivors and advocates will share their stories and learn to craft them as short videos. This participatory media process will be guided by facilitators from Sahiyo, Silence Speaks, and Asian Women’s Shelter. Online Workshop Dates: May 28 and June 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, 2024) Who Can Apply: Individuals living in the U.S. who have experienced FGM/C, as well as family members, friends, advocates, and others living in the U.S. who would like to share a story about the impact of FGM/C in their lives. Note: we are not able to accommodate overseas applicants in this session. Apply online today! Application Deadline: April 15, 2024. TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE for those in need of financial support to attend the workshop! To learn more about the Voices workshop experience, watch our behind the scenes videos.
Date: December 10, 2024 Time: 4-5:30 PM PT/7-8:30 PM ET Registration link: https://bit.ly/RegisterVoices24Screening On Tuesday, December 10th at 4-5:30 PM P.T./7-8:30 PM E.T., Sahiyo – in partnership with Asian Women’s Shelter and Silence Speaks – will host a screening of the newest set of Voices to End FGM/C digital stories, created by survivors of and advocates working to end female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). In addition to viewing these 10 new poignant stories, attendees will hear from some of the storytellers themselves about their experiences in the storytelling workshop and their work to end FGM/C. “It’s like we created our own community as we held space for one another while bearing witness to each other’s stories as they were told. I also appreciated and valued the accommodations made to ensure that all participants had the best possible experience. It’s things like this that made the workshop a special and meaningful space to be a part of. ” - Musu Bakoto Sawo, Voices ‘24 Workshop Participant The Voices to End FGM/C program is a digital storytelling project created by Silence Speaks and Sahiyo that aims to mobilize a critical mass of survivors and activists from across the globe. Voices to END FGM/C brings people together to […]
Sahiyo, AWS, and Silence Speaks are hosting a parallel event titled "Storytelling as a Tool for Female Genital Mutilation/ Cutting (FGM/C) Survivor-Centered Care" for the 69th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69). The session will feature stories from the Voices to End FGM/C program with a panel discussion, including individuals behind the stories, reflecting on their personal narratives and insights into how these stories have been utilized to drive systemic change and enhance culturally competent care. Date: Tue, 18 March, 2025 Time: 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm ET In-Person Event Location: Church Center for the United Nations (CCUN), 2nd Floor, 777 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017 Registration: https://bit.ly/SahiyoCSW69
Date: October 31 at 2:45 PM EST This 90-minute panel will explore how participatory digital storytelling can foster survivor-centered healing, build organizational capacity, and drive systemic change in the context of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and broader gender-based violence (GBV). Drawing from a three-year collaborative project between Sahiyo, Asian Women’s Shelter (AWS), and Silence Speaks, panelists will share insights on using culturally grounded, trauma-informed methods to support FGM/C survivors and building the capacity of GBV organizations to provide trauma-informed support. Panelists will highlight how survivor-created media has been used as a tool for professional development, cross-sector training, and outreach across healthcare, crisis response, and community-based organizations. The session will feature multimedia digital stories from the Voices initiative and reflections from the project partners, including some of the survivors and advocates who created a digital story. Emphasis will be placed on strategies for using digital storytelling to deepen community trust, bridge the gap between FGM/C and mainstream GBV services, and co-create sustainable systems of support. By the end of the session, attendees will: Understand the role of survivor-led storytelling in healing and public education. Learn how digital stories can be used as powerful training tools for culturally responsive, trauma-informed care.
Date: Friday, May 15 2026 Time: 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM Stories That Sustain Us: Collective Care and Ending FGM/C Survival is not something done alone. For women and girls impacted by gender-based violence, including female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), survival is sustained through community, collective care, and the courage to speak truth together. This 90-minute panel will bring together alumni from Sahiyo’s Voices to End FGM/C digital storytelling project to explore how storytelling becomes a practice of collective survival. Rooted in participatory, trauma-informed methods, Voices supports survivors in crafting short digital stories that reclaim narrative power, disrupt stigma, and strengthen community response to violence. Through moderated dialogue and the screening of short digital stories, panelists will reflect on: How storytelling shifts isolation into solidarity What it means to survive in community rather than alone How narrative power challenges silence, shame, and harmful cultural norms The role of collective care in healing This session centers women of color not as subjects of policy, but as knowledge producers, movement leaders and experts, and architects of survival. Panelists will share how participating in the storytelling process reshaped their understanding of healing, advocacy, and community responsibility. Participants will engage in guided reflection and dialogue about how storytelling can be […]
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.
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