Fatimata Touré

Fatimata Touré (2014) with Michelle Obama and Heather Higginbottom

Fatimata Touré (* 1956 in Gao , Mali) is a Malian women's rights activist and head of the Regional Forum for Reconciliation and Peace in Gao, Mali. She is also head of the Groupe de Recherche, de'Etude, de Formation Femme-Action (GREFFA) (dt. : Research, study and training group for women's actions).

Life

During the occupation of northern Mali by extremist rebels in 2012 and 2013, she helped fistula patients relocate and seek medical help after a hospital in Gao was attacked, as well as caring for and housing those who were about to marry Forced or raped. She also spoke out publicly against gender-based violence. She documented the violence that occurred even when her own home was attacked.

She received the International Women of Courage Award in 2014 . Samantha Power , America's Ambassador to the United Nations, mentioned her in a speech she gave in Mali in 2014.

Web links

Commons : Fatimata Touré - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ World People's Blog (Blog Archive): Fatimata Toure - Mali. In: world-citizenship.org. Retrieved February 26, 2020 .
↑ ^a ^b 2014 International Women of Courage Award Winners. In: state.gov. web.archive.org, 2014, archived from the original on March 7, 2014 ; accessed on February 26, 2020 .
^ ^A ^b ^c Malian Woman Awarded for Promoting Health, Fighting Violence - US Agency for International Development. In: usaid.gov. web.archive.org, 2017, archived from the original on June 2, 2017 ; accessed on February 26, 2020 .
^ State Department Honors Malian Community Mobilizer with International Women of Courage Award. In: intrahealth.org. IntraHealth, 2016, accessed February 26, 2020 .
↑ ^a ^b Introducing Fatimata Touré, 2014 International Women of Courage Awardee. In: awiu.org. web.archive.org, 2014, archived from the original on October 19, 2014 ; accessed on February 26, 2020 .
↑ Samantha Power's speech to Malian Civil Society (Afronline - The Voice Of Africa). In: afronline.org. Retrieved February 26, 2020 (American English).

personal data
SURNAME	Touré, Fatimata
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Malian women's rights activist
DATE OF BIRTH	1956
PLACE OF BIRTH	Gao , Mali

[word.world-citizenship-1] World People's Blog (Blog Archive): Fatimata Toure - Mali. In: world-citizenship.org. Retrieved February 26, 2020 .

[state.gov-2] 2014 International Women of Courage Award Winners. In: state.gov. web.archive.org, 2014, archived from the original on March 7, 2014 ; accessed on February 26, 2020 .

[usaid.gov-3] A ^b ^c Malian Woman Awarded for Promoting Health, Fighting Violence - US Agency for International Development. In: usaid.gov. web.archive.org, 2017, archived from the original on June 2, 2017 ; accessed on February 26, 2020 .

[intrahealth-4] State Department Honors Malian Community Mobilizer with International Women of Courage Award. In: intrahealth.org. IntraHealth, 2016, accessed February 26, 2020 .

[awiu-5] Introducing Fatimata Touré, 2014 International Women of Courage Awardee. In: awiu.org. web.archive.org, 2014, archived from the original on October 19, 2014 ; accessed on February 26, 2020 .

[afronline-6] Samantha Power's speech to Malian Civil Society (Afronline - The Voice Of Africa). In: afronline.org. Retrieved February 26, 2020 (American English).