Sahiyo

Our mission is to empower Asian communities to end female genital cutting and create positive social change through dialogue, education and collaboration based on community involvement. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To bring an end to the practice of female circumcision/ khatna/ sunnah, which has been recognized as a human rights violation by WHO, UNFPA and UNICEF. To enable a culture in which a woman/girl's body and female sexuality is not feared or suppressed, but embraced as normal To recognize and emphasize the values of consent and a child/woman's right over her own body