By Juliet Shires Recently, policy interns at Sahiyo have been interviewing members of the Connecticut (CT) Coalition to End FGM/C to learn more about each individual and to better understand all the important work they contribute towards ending FGM/C. The information below comes from an interview between Sahiyo’s former policy intern, Azalieh Erawoc, and CT Coalition member, Jo Keogh. Jo Keogh, a member of …
Hartford, Connecticut, 03/19/2024—The recent news that a bill to protect children from female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) in the state of Connecticut (CT) has not been raised in the 2024 legislative session comes as a surprise to many survivors of FGM/C and advocates who have been campaigning for the CT bill to be introduced. The bill that would have been sponsored …
The CT Coalition to End FGM/C is a member of the U.S. End FGM/C Network. We are a survivor-led coalition working to ensure that the State of Connecticut joins with 40 other states – including its neighboring states of New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts – to end female genital mutilation and cutting.
is building holistic solutions to support survivors and prevent future generations of girls in the State of Connecticut from experiencing FGM/C. We are working with a diverse coalition of stakeholders, advocating for comprehensive legislation that will help protect girls from FGM/C, provide survivors with support services, raise awareness of the harm FGM/C causes, and educate frontline professionals on how to provide culturally specific and sensitive care.
