FGM survivors to release videos to make their stories known
The HinduSahiyo, a non-governmental organisation working to end the practice of female genital mutilation, and StoryCenter, an initiative that helps transform lives through listening to and sharing stories, will release 27 short videos created by FGM survivors and advocates from across the world. Titled ‘Voices to End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting ’, the videos will be released on February 6, International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM/C. “The programme was first launched in May 2018 as ‘Sahiyo Stories’, when Sahiyo and StoryCenter hosted a residential workshop on digital storytelling for nine FGM/C survivors in Berkeley, California.” “The videos created at that workshop have been screened at various events transnationally,” the statement said. “I believe that to create change, we have to speak about the harms in our community and storytelling allows us to do that in a safe and non-judgemental way,” Sahiyo’s co-founder Mariya Taher said.
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