It was important to lead an organization that was by people… - Jaha Dukureh

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It was important to lead an organization that was by people like us, who have lived experience and know how to tackle these issues in a respectful manner.

Jaha Dukureh

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About Jaha Dukureh

Jaha Dukureh (born 1989 or 1990) is a Gambian women's right activist and anti-female genital mutilation campaigner. Dukureh was subjected to female genital mutilation in the Gambia when she was a little more than a week old. She is the founder and executive director of Safe Hands for Girls, an organization working to end FGM, and was the lead campaigner in The Guardian's End FGM Guardian Global Media Campaign

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They’re denying a lot of the pain that women and girls are going through, and just calling it Western influence.

I am proud to join UN Women in their fight for the rights of women and girls all over Africa. I want to see the day when no parent makes a decision that will change and limit their daughters’ lives. The girls of Africa and worldwide need to know that their future is bigger than they imagine.

I can’t tell you the amount of times in a day that I hear that I’m going to hell.

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