Category: Connecticut

The Connecticut Coalition to End FGM/C Interview Series: Jo Keogh

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 …

PRESS RELEASE: Connecticut Lawmakers have the Opportunity to Protect Children from Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting. Will They Take It?

Logo of CT Coalition to End FGM/C

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 …